| AGER | Advanced Glycosylation End-Product Specific Receptor |
| AIM2 | Absent In Melanoma 2 |
| AMBRA1 | Autophagy and Beclin 1 Regulator 1 |
| AMBRA1ActA | AMBRA1 fusion protein that localizes in the mitochondria |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ARIH1 | Ariadne RBR E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1 |
| Atg32 | autophagy-related protein 32 |
| ATG5 | autophagy-related protein 5 |
| ATG8 | autophagy-related protein 8 |
| ATG9 | autophagy-related protein 9 |
| ATP | adenosin triphosphate |
| B16 | murine melanoma cell line |
| BCL-2 | B-Cell CLL/Lymphoma 2 |
| BCL2L13/BCL-RAMBO | BCL2 Like 13 |
| Beclin1 | Coiled-Coil Myosin-Like BCL2-Interacting Protein |
| BNIP3 | BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 |
| BNIP3L/NIX | BNIP3-like |
| B-RAF | V-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B |
| C57Bl6 | mouse strain |
| CAFs | cancer associated fibroblasts |
| CD44 | Cluster of differentiation 44 |
| CD8 | Cluster of Differentiation 8 |
| CDH6 | cadherin6 |
| Cer18 | Ceramide 18 |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase |
| CL | Cardiolipin |
| c-Myc | Proto-Oncogene C-Myc |
| CpG | regions of DNA where a cytosine nucleotide is followed by a guanine nucleotide |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| DAMPs | damage-associated molecular pattern |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex |
| F-actin | Filamentous Actin |
| FAO | Fatty acid β-oxidation |
| FIS1 | Fission, Mitochondrial 1 |
| FKBP8/FKBP38 | FK506-binding protein 8 |
| FOXOa3 | Forkhead Box O3 isoform A |
| FUNDC1 | FUN14 Domain Containing 1 |
| GABARAP | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein |
| GABARAPL1 | GABARAP-like 1 |
| GABARAPL2 | GABARAP-like 2 |
| HBx | Hepatitis B virus X protein |
| HeLa | human cervical cancer cell line |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha |
| HMGB1 | High Mobility Group Box 1 |
| HUWE1 | HECT, UBA And WWE Domain Containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1 |
| IECs | Intestinal epithelial cells |
| IGF-1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IKKα | Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Kinase Subunit Alpha |
| IL-18 | Interleukin 18 |
| IL-1β | Interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-6 | Interleukin 6 |
| IMM | Inner mitochondrial membranes |
| IMS | Inter-membrane space |
| INF2 | Inverted formin 2 |
| K-RAS | Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene |
| LC3A | Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3A |
| LC3B | Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B |
| LC3B-II | lipidated from of LC3B |
| LC3C | Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3C |
| LIR | LC3-interacting domain |
| LON | Lon Peptidase 1 |
| MAMs | ER-mitochondria contact sites |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MARCH5 | Membrane Associated Ring-CH-Type Finger 5 |
| MAVS | mitochondria-associated adaptor protein |
| MCF-7 | human breast cancer cell line |
| MDA5 | Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 |
| Mff | Mitochondrial Fission Factor |
| MFN1 | Mitofusin 1 |
| MFN2 | Mitofusin 2 |
| MiD49 | mitochondrial dynamics protein of 49 kDa |
| MiD51 | mitochondrial dynamics protein of 51 kDa |
| Miro1 | Mitochondrial Rho GTPase 1 |
| Miz1 | Zinc Finger and BTB Domain Containing 17 |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| NANOG | Homeobox Transcription Factor Nanog |
| NDPK-D | Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinase isoform D |
| NF-kB | Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta |
| NK | Natural Killer |
| NLRP3 | NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 |
| OCT4 | Octamer-Binding Protein 4 |
| OIP5 | Opa-interacting protein 5 |
| OMA1 | OMA1 Zinc Metallopeptidase |
| OMM | Outer mitochondrial membrane |
| (S/L)-Opa1 | (Short/Long isoform of) Optic Atrophy 1 |
| OPTN | optineurin |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| p53 | Tumor Protein P53 |
| p62/SQSTM1 | Sequestosome 1 |
| Park2 | gene encoding Parkin |
| PARL | Presenilin-associated rhomboid-like |
| PCYT1A | phosphate cytidylyltransferase 1 choline-α |
| PDK2 | Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 2 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1 |
| PGAM5 | phosphoglycerate mutase 5 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha |
| PHB2 | Prohibitin 2 |
| Pink1 | gene encoding PINK1 |
| PINK1 | Serine/threonine PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme 2 |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2 A |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog |
| RABGEF1 | RAB Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor 1 |
| RAS | Rat Sarcoma protein, family Small GTP Binding Protein |
| RAS-v12 | RAS mutated in the 12 aminoacid to be constitutively active |
| Rheb | Ras homolog enriched in brain protein |
| RIG-I | Retinoic Acid-Inducible Gene I Protein |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SLC25A28/mitoferrin-2 | Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 28 |
| SLC25A37/mitoferrin-1 | Solute Carrier Family 25 Member 37 |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| STING | Stimulator of Interferon Genes |
| TBC1D15 | TBC1 Domain Family Member 15 |
| TBC1D17 | TBC1 Domain Family Member 17 |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid (cycle) |
| TIM | Translocase of the Inner Membrane |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNFα | Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha |
| TOM | Translocase of the Outer Membrane |
| UCP3 | Uncoupling Protein 3 |
| Ulk1 | Unc-51 Like Autophagy Activating Kinase 1 |
| VDAC1 | Voltage Dependent Anion Channel 1 |
| YME1L | YME1-Like Protein 1 |
| ρ0 cells | Cells depleted from mitochondrial content |