| ATG | Autophagy |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| ULK1 | Unc-51-like kinase 1 |
| NAD+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| FIP200 | Focal adhesion kinase family interacting protein of 200 kDa |
| PtdIns3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| VPS | Vacuolar protein sorting |
| AMBRA1 | Activating molecule in BECN1 regulated autophagy protein 1 |
| UVRAG | Ultraviolet irradiation resistance-associated gene |
| PI3P | Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate |
| WIPI | WD-repeat protein interacting with phosphoinositides |
| MAP1-LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| NBR1 | Neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 |
| NDP52 | Nuclear domain 10 protein 52 |
| UB | Polyubiquitinated chain |
| UBD | UB-binding domain |
| LIR | LC3-interacting regions |
| SQSTM1 | Sequestosome 1 |
| BNIP3 | Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B 19-kDa interacting protein 3 |
| NLR | (NOD)-like receptor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| Sirt-1 | Sirtuin-1 |
| HDL | High density lipoprotein |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| HSP70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| TPD-43 | TAR DNA-binding protein 43 |
| PS1 | Presenilin 1 |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid derived 2 like 2 |
| TFEB | EB transcription factor |
| LRRK2 | Leucine rich repeat Kinase 2 |
| PARK2 | Parkin RBR E3 ubiquitin protein ligase |
| PINK1 | PTEN induced putative kinase 1 |
| HTT | Huntingtin |
| CSC | Cancer stem cells |
| SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus |
| Treg | Regulatory T |
| Drp1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| Foxp3 | Forkhead box protein 3 |