| BDV | Borna disease virus |
| BMC | bacterial microcompartment |
| DIC | differential interference contrast |
| EBOV | Ebola virus |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EPR | Electron paramagnetic resonance |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FRAP | Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching |
| FRET | Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (spectroscopy) |
| FUS | Fused in sarcoma protein |
| G3BP | Ras-GAP SH3 domain-binding protein |
| HeV | Hendra virus |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 |
| IAV | Influenza A virus |
| IB | Inclusion body |
| IDP | Intrinsically disordered protein |
| IDR | Intrinsically disordered region |
| IFN: | Interferon |
| LCD | Low-complexity domain |
| LLPS | Liquid–liquid phase separation |
| MeV | Measles virus |
| MLO | Membrane-less organelles |
| MoRE | Molecular Recognition Element |
| MoRF | Molecular Recognition Feature |
| N | Nucleoprotein |
| NB | Negri body |
| NC | Nucleocapsid protein |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic resonance (spectroscopy) |
| PB | Processing body |
| PDB | Protein data bank |
| PLD | Prion-like domain |
| PreSMos | Pre-structured motif |
| PSE | Pre-structured element |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| PVA | Potato virus A |
| PWP | Protein waiting for a partner |
| RABV | Rabies virus |
| RNP | Ribonucleoparticle |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| SG | Stress granule |
| SFV | Semliki Forest virus |
| SLiM | Short linear motif |
| TDP-43 | TAR DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa |
| UBP1 | Oligo uridylate binding-protein 1 |
| VSV | Vesicular stomatitis virus |
| ZnF | Zinc finger |