| AIM2 | absent in melanoma 2 |
| AKT1 | AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| BLK kinase | B lymphocyte kinase |
| C-terminal | carboxyl-terminal |
| CCPs | cytosolic carboxypeptidases |
| CDK1 | cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| cGAMP | cyclic GMP-AMP |
| cGAS | cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERGIC | endoplasmic-reticulum–Golgi intermediate compartment |
| G3BP1 | GTPase-activating protein SH3 domain-binding protein 1 |
| HDAC3 | histone deacetylase 3 |
| HSV-1 | herpes simplex virus 1 |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| IRFs | interferon regulatory factors |
| KAT5 | lysine acetyltransferase 5 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharides |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| N-terminal | amino-terminal |
| NONO | non-POU domain-containing octamer binding protein |
| NSAID | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| NTase | nucleotidyltransferase |
| PAMPs | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PP1 | protein phosphatase 1 |
| PQBP1 | Polyglutamine binding protein 1 |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| RLRs | retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| SENP2 | SUMO1 specific peptidase 2 |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| ssRNA | single-stranded RNA |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| SUMO | small ubiquitin-related modifier |
| TBK1 | TANK-binding kinase 1 |
| TLR4 | toll-like receptor 4 |
| TTL | tubulin tyrosine ligase |
| TTLL | tubulin tyrosine ligase-like |