| AIM | Atg8-interacting motif |
| Atg | autophagy-related |
| CPs | core particles |
| CUE | coupling of ubiquitin conjugation to ER degradation |
| Cvt | cytoplasm-to-vacuole targeting |
| LIR | LC3-interacting region |
| MTORC1 | mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase complex 1 |
| PAS | phagophore assembly site |
| prApe1 | precursor aminopeptidase I |
| PtdIns3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PtdIns3P | phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| RPs | regulatory particles |
| UBA | ubiquitin-associated domain |
| UBD | ubiquitin-binding domain |
| UBL | ubiquitin-like |
| UPS | ubiquitin-proteasome system |