| ERVs | endogenous retroviruses |
| REs | retrotransposon |
| TEs | transposable elements |
| LTRs | long terminal repeats |
| dsRNA | double-stranded RNA |
| TLR3 | toll-like receptor 3 |
| RIG-I | retinoic-acid-inducible gene I |
| MDA5 | melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 |
| IFNAR | type I interferon receptor |
| JAK | Janus-activated kinase |
| STAT2 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 2 |
| IRF9 | IFN regulatory factor 9 |
| ISG | IFN-stimulated gene |
| ISGF3 | IFN-stimulated gene factor 3 |
| ISRE | interferon-stimulated regulatory element |
| GAS | IFN-γ-activated site |
| IRF1 | interferon regulatory factor 1 |
| KO | knockout |
| DAVID | Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| PPI | Protein–protein interaction |
| DE | differentially expressed |
| STRING | Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| BP(s) | biological process(es) |
| CC | cell component |
| MF | molecular function |
| TFBSs | transcription factors binding sites |
| AP | activator protein |