| ALAD | δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase |
| ALP | autophagy-lysosome pathway |
| Arg, R | arginine |
| CCR | catalytic core regulators |
| CP | core particle |
| cryo-EM | cryo-electron microscopy |
| DUB | deubiquitinase |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| FAD | flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| iCP | immunoproteasome |
| Leu, L | leucine |
| LLPS | liquid-liquid phase separation |
| Lys, K | lysine |
| NLS | nuclear localization signal |
| NPC | nuclear pore complex |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 |
| ODC | ornithine decarboxylase |
| PB1 | Phox and Bem1 |
| Phe, F | phenylalanine |
| PI31 | proteasome inhibitor subunit 1 |
| PIR | proteasome-interaction region |
| polyQ | polyglutamine |
| PML | promyelocytic leukaemia |
| PQC | protein quality control |
| PSGs | Proteasome Storage Granules |
| RP | regulatory particle |
| tCP | thymoproteasome |
| Trp, W | tryptophan |
| Tyr, Y | tyrosine |
| Ub | ubiquitin |
| UBA | ubiquitin-associated |
| UBL | ubiquitin-like |
| UBR | ubiquitin- binding receptor |
| UCH-L5 | Ub carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L5 |
| UPS | ubiquitin–proteasome system |
| USP14 | Ub-specific peptidase 14 |
| USP15 | Ub-specific peptidase 15 |
| USP7 | Ub-specific peptidase 7 |