| ADRP | adipophilin |
| AFSM | autofluorescent storage material |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ARF | ADP-ribosylation factor |
| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| BMP | bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate |
| CaMKKβ | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase β |
| CAV | caveolin |
| CGI-58 | comparative gene identification-58 |
| CLEAR | coordinated lysosomal expression and regulation |
| CLN | ceroid lipofuscinosis, neuronal |
| CMA | chaperon-mediated autophagy |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| COP | coat protein |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding |
| CTX | cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis |
| DAG | diacylglycerols |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 |
| ES | sterol ester |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FAD | flavin-adenine dinucleotide |
| FGE | formylglycine-generating enzyme |
| FOXO | forkhead homeobox type O |
| FXR | farnesoid X receptor |
| Hsc70 | heat shock cognate 70 |
| HSL | hormone-sensitive lipase |
| LAL | lysosomal acid lipase |
| LAMP2A | lysosome-associated membrane protein 2A |
| LC3 | light chain 3 |
| LD | lipid droplet |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LINCL | late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis |
| LIR | LC3 interaction region |
| LSD | lysosomal storage disease |
| MAG | monoacylglycerol |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MGL | monoglyceride lipase |
| MiT | microphthalmia |
| MLD | metachromatic leukodystrophy |
| MPS | mucopolysaccharidosis |
| MSD | multiple sulfatase deficiency |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NCoR1 | nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 |
| OSBP | oxysterol binding protein |
| PAT | PLIN/ADRP/TIP47 |
| PC | phosphatidylcholine |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α |
| PI | phosphatidylinositol |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3P | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PLIN | perilipin |
| PPAR1α | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor 1α |
| PPARGC1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α |
| PS | phosphatidylserine |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| SM | sphingomyelin |
| SNARE | soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment receptor |
| TAG | triacylglycerol |
| TFE3 | transcription factor E3 |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TIP47 | tail-interacting protein of 47 kDa |
| TRPML1 | mucolipin transient receptor potential 1 |
| VLDL | very low-density lipoprotein |