| LC3 | Microtubule-associated light chain 3 |
| LAP | LC3-associated phagocytosis |
| Syk | Spleen tyrosine kinase |
| Atg | Autophagy-related gene |
| APC | Antigen presenting cell |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| PAMP | Pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| CLR | C-type lectin receptor |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NLR | Nod-like receptor |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| PRR | Pattern recognition receptor |
| ITAM | Immunoreceptor tyrosine-activation motif |
| ULK1 | Unc-51-like kinase1 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase |
| Rubicon | RUN domain protein as Beclin-1 interacting and cysteine-rich containing |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| CGD | Chronic granulomatous disease |