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. 2019 May 22;8(5):493. doi: 10.3390/cells8050493
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