| ATF | Activating transcription factor |
| ATG | Autophagy-related |
| AZC | l-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid |
| Baf A1 | Bafilomycin A1 |
| BAPTA-AM | 1,2-bis(O-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraaceticacid tetra(acetoxy-methyl) ester |
| BiP | Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| eIF2α | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α |
| ECL | Enhanced chemiluminescence |
| EDTA | Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid |
| EGTA | Ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERp | Endoplasmic reticulum protein |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| GAPDH | Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IP3R | Inositol trisphosphate receptor |
| IRE1 | Inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 |
| MCU | Mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| PARP | Poly adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PERK | Protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PMCA | Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SERCA | Sarco-/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase |
| STS | Staurosporine |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| TG | Thapsigargin |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| XBP | X-box protein |