| PAMP | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PRR | Pattern Recognition Receptors |
| NFκB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IRF | Interferon Regulatory Factor |
| TI-IFN | Type 1 Interferon |
| Il−1 | Interleukin 1 |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| FPV | Fowlpox |
| MCV | Molluscum Contagiosum Virus |
| PPV | Parapoxvirus |
| MYXV | Myxoma Virus |
| CMPV | Camelpoxvirus |
| VARV | Variola Virus |
| VACV | Vaccinia Virus |
| MPV | Monkey Pox Virus |
| ECTV | Ectromelia Virus |
| CPV | Cowpox Virus |
| CPV | Cowpox Virus |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptors |
| IKK | I KappaB Kinase |
| TBK1 | TANK binding kinase 1 |
| CBP | CREB Binding Protein |
| NEMO | Nuclear Factor Kappa B essential modulator |
| TRAF | TNF Receptor Associated Factors |
| NAP1 | Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activating Protein |
| FLIPS | viral FLICE Inhibitory Proteins |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| TIR | Toll Il−1R |
| TRIF | TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β |
| MyD88 | Myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 |
| MAL | MyD88-adapter-like |
| TRAM | TRIF-related adapter molecule |
| MDA5 | melanoma differentiation factor 5 |
| RIG−1 | retinoic acid-inducible gene |
| RLR | retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein |
| GAS | cyclic GMP AMP Synthase |
| GAMP | cyclic GMP-AMP |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |