| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ATR | Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| BACK | BTB and C-terminal Kelch |
| BTB | Bric-à-brac/Tramtrack/Broad complex |
| BTBPs | Bric-à-brac/Tramtrack/Broad complex (BTB) domain-containing proteins |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 |
| BRD | Bromodomain containing |
| ccRCC | Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma |
| ChK1 | Checkpoint kinase 1 |
| ChK2 | Checkpoint kinase 2 |
| CUL | Cullin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DSB | Double-strand break |
| HDR | Homology-directed repair |
| IR | Ionizing irradiation |
| LLPS | Liquid-liquid phase separation |
| MATH | Meprin and TRAF-C homology |
| MRE11 | Meiotic recombination 11 |
| MRN | The Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NCOA3 | Nuclear receptor coactivator 3 |
| NHEJ | Non-homologous end joining |
| NLS | Nuclear localization sequence |
| PARP1 | Poly[ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 |
| RNA pol II | RNA polymerase II |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RPA | Replication protein A |
| SB | SPOP-binding |
| SCID | Severe combined immunodeficiency |
| SPOP | Speckle type BTB/POZ protein |
| SSB | Single-strand break |
| TDP | Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase |
| TOP1 | Topoisomerase 1 |
| TOP2 | Topoisomerase 2 |
| TRIM24 | Tripartite motif containing 24 |
| Ub | Ubiquitin |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| WGS | Whole genome sequence |