| ALLN | acetyl-leucyl-leucyl-norleucinal |
| Atg | autophagy-related gene |
| DMEM | modified Eagle’s medium |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FFA | free fatty acid |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| H2DFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| K | keratin |
| LAMP1 | lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 |
| LC3 | light chain 3 |
| MDB | Mallory–Denk body |
| mRFP | monomeric red fluorescent protein |
| PBA | 4-phenylbutyrate |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| p-eIF2α | phospho-α-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PI | proteasome inhibitor |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| Rubicon | Run domain Beclin1-interacting and cysteine-rich containing protein |
| SEM | standard error of mean |
| SFA | saturated fatty acid |
| tf-LC3 | tandem fluorescent-tagged LC3 |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |