| A/H5N1 | influenza A virus subtype H5N1 |
| A3G | apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic subunit 3G (cytidine deaminase) |
| AAvV-1 | avian avulavirus 1 |
| ANG | angiogenin |
| APOBEC | apolipoprotein B editing complex |
| APOER2 | apolipoprotein E receptor 2 |
| CpG | 5′C—phosphate—G3′ |
| Cys | cysteine |
| DCV | Drosophila C virus |
| DENV | dengue virus |
| DNA | deoxyrybonucleic acid |
| DNMT2 | DNA methyltransferase 2 |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| EBOV | Ebola virus |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| EGCG | epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| eRNA | enhancer RNA |
| FeHV-1 | feline herpesvirus type 1 |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |
| Glu | glutamic acid |
| Gly | glycine |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| hDNMT1 | human DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| hDNMT3Acat | human DNA methyltransferase 3A catalytic domain |
| HIV-1 | human immunodeficiency virus 1 |
| HMPV | human metapneumovirus |
| hnRNPK | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HSV-1 | herpes simplex virus 1 |
| HTLV | human T-lymphotropic virus |
| IAV | influenza A virus |
| IFN-β | interferon beta |
| KSHV | Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
| Leu | leucine |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| m5C | 5-methylcytosine |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| MDA-5 | melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 |
| Met | methionine |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MLV | murine leukemia virus |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| mt tRNA | mitochondrial tRNA |
| NDV | Newcastle disease virus |
| Nop2 | nucleolar protein 2 |
| Nsp3 | non-structural protein 3 |
| NSUN | NOL1/NOP2/SUN domain |
| nt | nucleotide |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| PKR | RNA-dependent protein kinase |
| P-TEFb | positive transcription elongation factor b |
| Rcm1 | rRNA (cytosine-C5-)-methyltransferase |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA |
| RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
| RVFV | Rift Valley fever virus |
| SAM | S-adenosylmethionine |
| SARS-Bat SRBD | SARS-CoV-like virus isolated from bats that contains the spike-protein receptor-binding domain from wild type SARS-CoV Urbani |
| SARS-CoV | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| snRNA | small nuclear RNA |
| +ssRNA | positive-sense single-stranded RNA |
| -ssRNA | negative-sense single-stranded RNA |
| ssRNA | single-stranded RNA |
| svRNA | small non-coding RNA fragments derived from vtRNA |
| svRNA | small viral RNA |
| TAR | transactivation response element |
| THOC4/ALYREF | THO complex subunit 4/Aly/REF export factor |
| Thr | threonine |
| tiRNA | tRNA-derived stress-induced RNA |
| TRDMT1 | tRNA methyltransferase 1 |
| TREX | transcription export complex |
| tRFs | tRNA-derived non-coding fragments |
| Trm4 | multisite-specific tRNA:m5C-methyltransferase |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| UHPLC | ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography |
| UPLC-MS/MS | ultra-performance liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry |
| VSV | vesicular stomatitis virus |
| vtRNA | small vault RNA |
| WNV | West Nile virus |
| ZIKV | Zika virus |