| PTM | Posttranslational modifications |
| Hsp | Heat shock protein |
| PQC | Protein quality control |
| NBD | Nucleotide binding domain |
| SBD | Substrate binding domain |
| CTD | C-terminal domain |
| TLA | Three letter acronym |
| ZBD | Zinc binding domain |
| Apg | ATP and peptide-binding protein in germ cells |
| EEVD | Glu-Glu-Val-Asp |
| sHsp | Small heat shock protein |
| αsyn | α-synuclein |
| Htt | Huntingtin |
| AS | Proline-rich acidic subdomain |
| NEF | Nucleotide exchange factor |
| TPR | Tetratricopeptide repeat |
| MK5 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 5 |
| HSF1 | Heat shock factor 1 |
| CSP | Cysteine string protein |
| SNAP25 | Synaptosomal nerve-associated protein 25 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| SOD2 | Superoxide dismutase-2 |
| CHIP | C-terminus of Hsc70 interacting protein |
| Akt1 | RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| UPS | Ubiquitin-proteasome system |
| PP2C | Protein phosphatase 2C |
| HOP | Hsp70/Hsp90 organizing protein |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent protein kinase |
| G6PDH | Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Hsc | Heat shock cognate |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |