| ATG | Autophagy |
| BY-2 | Bright yellow-2 |
| BY-YA8 | Transgenic tobacco BY-2 cell line (BY-YA8) stably expressing a YFP-NtATG8a fusion protein |
| CLSM | Confocal laser scanning microscopy |
| DIC | Differential interference contrast |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| LS | Linsmaier and Skoog |
| MG-132 | Carbobenzoxyl-leucinyl-leucinyl-leucinal |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| YFP | Yellow colored variant of GFP |