| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABCB1 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1 |
| ABCC1 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 1 |
| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 |
| AK3 | Adenylate kinase 3 |
| ATCC | American Type Culture Collection |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BCS1L | Mitochondrial chaperone/assembly factor |
| BFA | Bafilomycin A/bafilomycin A1 |
| BPTES | Glutaminase inhibitor |
| CMPK1 | CMP kinase 1 |
| Cx43 | Connexin43 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ESI | Electrospray ionization |
| FASP | Filter aided sample preparation |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FCCP | Carbonyl cyanide p trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| GMT | Glial-mesenchymal transition |
| GO | Gene Ontology |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase 3 beta |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| IMC | Integrated modulation contrast (Hoffman contrast) |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| LC-MS/MS | Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry |
| LFQ | Label free quantification |
| MFF | Mitochondrial fission factor |
| MFN | Mitofusin |
| MOAS | Mitochondria on a string |
| MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring |
| NME3 | Nucleoside diphosphate kinase 3 |
| NMOC | Non mitochondrial oxygen consumption |
| OCR | Oxygen consumption rate |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCC | Pearson’s correlation coefficient |
| PGCs | Polyploid giant cells |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| STRING | Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TNT | Tunneling nanotubes |
| VDAC | Voltage dependent anion channel |