| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATF6(N) | N-terminal active fragment of ATF6 |
| ER | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| UPR | Unfolded Protein Response |
| ATG | Autophagy-related genes |
| BECN1 | Beclin-1 |
| BiP | Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| CReP | Constitutive repressor of eIF2α phosphorylation |
| DDIT3 | DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 (gene encoding CHOP) |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha |
| ERAD | Endoplasmic reticulum–associated degradation |
| ERdj3 | Endoplasmic reticulum DnaJ homolog 3 |
| ER-phagy | Selective autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum |
| GADD34 | Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34 |
| GABARAPL1 | GABA type A receptor-associated protein-like 1 |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| Hsp70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LC3B | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MERCs | Mitochondria–endoplasmic reticulum contact sites |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NOD1/2 | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein ½ |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 |
| PERK | PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PP1 | Protein phosphatase 1 |
| RER | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| RIDD | Regulated IRE1-dependent decay |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SER | Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| S1P | Site-1 protease |
| S2P | Site-2 protease |
| TRAF2 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor–associated factor 2 |
| TRIB3 | Tribbles pseudokinase 3 |
| Vps34 | Class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |
| XBP1s | Spliced, active form of X-box binding protein 1 |