Abbreviation	Meaning
AC	Amacrine cell
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
AMD	Age-related macular disease
AP-1	Activator protein 1
ATF4	Activating transcription factor 4
ATF6	Activating transcription factor 6
BC	Retinal bipolar cell
BRB	Blood–retinal barrier
bZIP	Basic-region leucine zipper
CHOP	C/EBP-homologous protein
CNC	Cap’n’collar
CUL3	Cullin 3
CVD	Cardiovascular diseases
DJ1	Protein deglycase
DR	Diabetic retinopathy
eIF2α	Eukaryotic initiation factor 2
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ETC	Electron transport chain
GABA	Gamma-aminobutyric acid
GCDH	Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase
GCL	Ganglion cell layer
GCLC	First rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione synthesis
GCLM	Second rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione synthesis
GSH	Glutathione
GSK3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
HACE1	E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase 1
HBV	Hepatitis B virus
HGPS	Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome
HO-1	Heme oxygenase-1
IDH1/2	Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 or 2 genes
INL	Inner nuclear layer
IPL	Inner plexiform layer
IRE1α	Inositol-requiring protein 1α
IS	Inner segement
Keap1	Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
LDLR	Low-density lipoprotein receptor
lMAF	Large MAF
MacTel	Macular telangiectasia
MAF	Avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma virus
MARE	Maf-recognition elements
MGC	Müller glial cell
MRP4	Glutathione efflux transporter 4
mtHsp70	Mitochondria 70kDa heat shock protein
NADPH	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NQO1	NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1
Nrf2	Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2
OCT	Optical coherence tomography
ONL	Outer nuclear layer
OPL	Outer plexiform layer
OS	Outer segement
OTA	Ochratoxin A
PD	Parkinson’s disease
PERK	Protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase
PLK2	Polo-like kinase 2
PR	Photoreceptor
RGC	Retinal ganglion cell
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RPE	Retinal pigment epithelium
sMAF	Small MAF
SOD1	Superoxide dismutase 1
SOD3	Superoxide dismutase 3
Sox2	SRY-box 2
STING	Stimulator of interferon genes
TXNRD1	Thioredoxin-coded gene
UCP2	Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2
URP	Unfolded protein response