| ATF-1 | activating transcription factor 1 |
| ATL | adult T cell leukemia |
| B2M | β2 microglobulin |
| BRCA1 | breast cancer gene 1 |
| BRCA2 | breast cancer gene 2 |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| CSB | cockayne syndrome B |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DHX9 | DEAH-box helicase 9 |
| DNA DSB | DNA double-strand break |
| DNA-PK | DNA-dependent protein kinase |
| FACT complex | facilitates chromatin transactions complex |
| FAS | FS-7-associated surface antigen, a cell surface death receptor |
| GATA3 | GATA binding protein 3 |
| HBZ | HTLV-1 basic domain leucine zipper protein |
| HLA-B | human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex-B, major histocompatibility complex class I-B |
| HRAS | Harvey rat sarcoma oncogene |
| HTLV-1 | Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 |
| Indel | Insertion and deletion |
| IKK | Inhibitor of NF-κB kinase |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LUBAC | linear (M1) ubiquitin assembly complex |
| MDC1 | mediator of DNA damage checkpoint 1 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NHEJ | non-homologous end joining |
| NIK | NF-κB-inducing kinase, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NFKBIA | NF-κB Inhibitor α |
| PVL | proviral load |
| RNAPII | RNA polymerase II |
| RNF8 | RING finger protein 8 |
| Sen1 | yeast homolog of senataxin |
| SETX | senataxin, DNA/RNA helicase that resolves R-loops |
| TAK1 | TGFβ-activated kinase 1, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 |
| Tax | Trans-activator of the X region |
| Tax-IRS | Tax-induced rapid senescence |
| TC-NER | transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair |
| TNFAIP3 | TNFα-induced protein 3 |
| TP53 | tumor protein p53 (or p53) |
| XPF | xeroderma pigmentosum F |
| XPG | xeroderma pigmentosum G |