| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ASK1 | Apoptosis signaling kinase 1 |
| ATF6 | Activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATF4 | Activated transcription factor 4 |
| ATMs | Adipose tissue-recruited macrophages |
| BiP | Binding immunoglobulinprotein |
| CSSR | Core stress-sensing region |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| CIB1 | Calcium and integrin binding protein 1 |
| DTT | Dithiothreitol |
| DR5 | Death receptor 5 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| eif2α | Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha |
| ERAD | Endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation |
| GRP78 | Glucose-regulated protein 78 |
| IRE1α | Inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase endoribonuclease-1α |
| IP3Rs | Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors |
| ISC | Intestinal stem cell |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KIRAs | Kinase-Inhibiting RNase Attenuators |
| MHCs | Major histocompatibility complexes |
| MAMs | Mitochondria-associated membranes |
| MTP | Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| MTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| MEFs | Mouse embryonic fibroblasts |
| ORF | Open reading frame |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A |
| PP1C | Protein phosphatase 1C |
| PERK | PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PHLDA3 | Pleckstrin homology-like domain family A, member 3 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RyRs | Ryanodine receptors |
| RACK1 | Receptor for activated C kinase 1 |
| RIDD | Regulated IRE1-dependent decay |
| SERCAs | Sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPases |
| TXNIP | Thioredoxin interacting protein |
| TLR | Toll-like receptors |
| TRAF2 | TNF receptor-associated factor 2 |
| UPR | Unfolded protein response |
| XBP1 | X-box binding protein 1 |