| AhR | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| AIM2 | Absent in melanoma 2 |
| AP-1 | Activator protein-1 |
| ARE | Antioxidant responsive element |
| ASC | Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a card |
| ATF | Activating transcription factor |
| BLIMP1 | B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 |
| BMDM | Bone marrow-derived macrophage |
| BCL6 | B cell lymphoma 6 |
| Brd4 | Bromodomain-containing protein 4 |
| CHOP | C/ebp homologous protein |
| CRE | Camp-response element |
| CREB | Camp response element-binding protein |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DSS | Dextran sodium sulfate |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EICE | Ets-irf composite element |
| ENU | N-ethyl-n-nitrosourea |
| ERV | Endogenous retrovirus |
| ETS | Erythroblast transformation specific |
| GAS | Gamma-activated site |
| GFI1 | Growth factor independence 1 |
| GRE1 | Gli-responsive element |
| HAMPs | Homeostasis-altering molecular processes |
| HAT | Histone acetyl transferase |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HRE | Hypoxia response element |
| IFNAR | Interferon-α/β receptor |
| IRE-1 | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| ISRE | Ifn-stimulated response element |
| LTR | Long terminal repeat |
| NAIP | Neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein |
| NFAT5 | Nuclear factor of activated t cells 5 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor κb |
| NLR | Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing |
| NLRP | Nlr family pyrin domain containing |
| Nod2 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 |
| NR1D1 | Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group d member 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nf-e2-related factor 2 |
| ORE | Osmotic response element |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PARP1 | Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| PERK | Pkr-like er protein kinase |
| P-TEFb SBE |
Positive transcription elongation factor b STAT-Binding Element |
| SREBP-1a | Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1a |
| STAT1 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 |
| SWI/SNF | Switch/sucrose nonfermenting |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TF | Transcription factor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TSS | Transcription start site |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| XRE | Xenobiotic response elements |