| AHR | aryl hydrocarbon receptor |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| Baf A1 | bafilomycin A1 |
| 3MA | 3-methyladenine |
| Met p23 |
metformin cytosolic prostaglandin E2 synthase |
| p23KD p62 LC3B |
p23 knockdown SQSTM1 (sequestosome-1) microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B |
| WT | wild type |
| CHX | cycloheximide |
| ActD | actinomycin D |
| 3MC | 3-methylcholanthrene |
| WCL | whole-cell lysate |
| PLA | proximity ligation assay |
| NC | negative control |
| NT | no treatment |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| 6-AN | 6-aminonicotinamide |
| HBSS | Hank’s balanced salt solution |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HSC70 | heat shock cognate protein of 70KDa |
| LAMP-2A | lysosomal associated membrane protein 2A |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| XAP2 | Hepatitis B Virus-X associated protein 2 |
| KFERQ NEM |
lysine-phenylalanine-glutamate-arginine-glutamine N-ethylmaleimide |