| CME | Clathrin-mediated endocytosis |
| CIE | Clathrin-independent endocytosis |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| Arf6 | ADP-ribosylation factor 6 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| Rac1 | Rac Family Small GTPase 1 |
| Cdc42 | Cell division control protein 42 |
| RhoG | Ras homolog family member G |
| IL-2R-β | Interleukin-2 receptor subunit beta |
| GPI-Aps | Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins |
| FEME | Fast endophilin-mediated endocytosis |
| SH3 | Src homology 3 |
| BAR | Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvs domain |
| CIP4 | Cdc42-interacting protein 4 |
| FBP17 | formin-binding protein 17 GTPase-activating proteins |
| SHP2 | SH2-containing inositol phosphatase 2 |
| Cdk5 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 |
| GSK3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta |
| RTN3 | Reticulon-3 |
| IP3R | Inositol triphosphate receptor |
| IRSp53 | Insulin receptor substrate p53 |
| CLIC/GEEC | Clathrin-independent carrier (CLIC)/GPI-anchored protein-enriched early endocytic compartments (GEEC) |
| GPI-Aps | GPI-anchored proteins |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| GDP | Guanosine diphosphate |
| GBF1 | Golgi Brefeldin A Resistant Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor 1 |
| GEF | Guanine nucleotide exchange factors |
| Arf1 | ADP-ribosylation factor 1 |
| ARHGAP10 | Rho GTPase Activating Protein 10 |
| GRAF1 | GTPase Regulator Associated with Focal Adhesion Kinase 1 |
| GAPs | GTPase-activating proteins |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| FME | Flotillin-mediated endocytosis |
| SPFH | stomatin/prohibitin/flotillin/HflK/C |
| InlA | Internalin A |
| InlB | Internalin B |
| PlcA | Phosphatidylinositol-Specific Phospholipase C |
| PlcB | Broad-Range Phospholipase C |
| LIPI-1 | Listeria pathogenicity island 1 |
| EHD2 | EH Domain Containing 2 |
| LAP | Listeria adhesion protein |
| Hsp60 | Heat shock protein 60 |
| CR3 | Complement receptor 3 |
| TACO | Tryptophan-aspartate-containing coat |
| BCG | Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin |
| SfbI | Streptococcal fibronectin-binding protein I |
| OCRL | Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome of Lowe |
| EPEC | Enteropathogenic E. coli |
| EHEC | Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli |
| UPEC | Uropathogenic E. coli |
| UTIs | Urinary tract infections |
| CNF1 | Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 |
| UP1a | Glycosylated uroplakin Ia |
| CEACAM | Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule |
| IBCs | Intracellular bacterial communities |
| DAEC | Afa/Dr diffusely adhering E. coli |
| PKCa | Protein kinase C alpha |
| T3SS | Type III secretion system |
| SPI-1 | Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 1 |
| SCVs | Salmonella-containing vacuoles |
| SPI-2 | Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 |
| Ebs | Elementary bodies |
| SV40 | Simian virus 40 |
| SARS | Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus 1 |
| JEV | Japanese Encephalitis Virus |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |