| mTOR | mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR Complex 1 |
| AAs | Amino Acids |
| Rag GTPases | Ras-Related Guanosine Triphosphatases |
| LAT1 | System L AA Transporter 1 |
| 4F2hc | Heavy Chain of 4F2 Cell Surface Antigen |
| PATs | Proton-Assisted Transporters |
| LRS | Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase |
| SLC38A9 | Human Member 9 of the Solute Carrier Family 38 |
| GATOR1/2 | GAP Activity towards Rags 1/2 |
| CASTOR1 | Cellular Arginine Sensor for mTORC1 |
| GPCR | G protein-Coupled Receptor |
| S6K1 | Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase 1 |
| 4E-BP1 | Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E Binding Protein |
| mLST8/GβL | mammalian Lethal with Sec13 Protein 8 |
| PRAS40 | Proline-Rich Akt Substrate 40 kDa |
| Rheb | Ras-Homolog Enriched in Brain |
| TSC1/2 | Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1/2 Complex |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide 3-Kinase |
| PKB/Akt | Protein Kinase B |
| RSK | p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase 1 |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular-Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 |
| AMPK | AMP-Activated Protein Kinase |
| ASCT2 | System ASC AA Transporter 2 |
| SNAT2 | Sodium-Coupled Neutral AA Transporter-2 |
| LYAAT1 | Lysosomal AA Transporter 1 |
| LELs | Endosomes and Lysosomes |
| VFT | Venus Fly Trap Domain |
| T1Rs | Taste Receptor Family 1 Member |
| CaSR | Calcium Sensing Receptor |