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• alpha-TIF: alpha-trans-inducing factor, another name for VP16
• AP-2: adaptor protein 2
• ATF: activating transcription factor
• AlkB: alkylation B domain
• ASG: accessory salivary gland (as in virus transmission by arthropod vectors
• Arbovirus: arthropod-borne viruses
• AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
• CA: capsid protein (as in retroviruses)
• CP: capsid protein or coat protein
• cRNA: complementary RNA (as in influenza viruses)
• CDK: cyclin-dependent kinase
• CBP: CREB-binding protein
• CR: conserved regions (as in adenoviruses)
• CTD: C-terminal domain
• CNS: central nervous system
• Car: Coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor
• cDNA: complementary DNA (derived from RNA from reverse transcription
• DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy (infection of heart muscle leading to enlargement of the heart
• dsRNA: double-stranded RNA
• dsDNA: double-stranded DNA
• DsRBM: dsRNA binding motif (as in PKR
• Dpi: days post inoculation
• E: early genes (proteins, as in DNA viruses)
• E: envelope protein (as in flaviviruses)
• E2F: adenovirus E2 gene activation factor
• ER: endoplasmic reticulum
• ELISA: enzyme-lined immune-sorbent assay.
• eIF2: eukaryotic initiation factor F2 (part of the pre-initiation complex for eukaryotic translation).
• eIF4E: eukaryotic initiation factor 4E
• eIF4G: eukaryotic initiation factor 4G.
• 4E-BP1: eIF4E-binding protein 1
• GISN: Global Influenza Surveillance Network (now GISRS)
• GISRS: Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System
• HVR: highly variable region
• HA: hemagglutinin
• HDAC: histone de-acetylase
• HAT: histone acetyl transferase
• hnRNA: heterogeneous nuclear RNA
• HVEM: herpes virus entry mediator
• HCR-1: host cell factor 1