| Akt/PKB | protein kinase B |
| AR | adrenergic receptor |
| ARC | apoptosis receptor with caspase recruitment domain |
| BACE 1 | β-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 |
| BAR | Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvs |
| cAMP/PKA | cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A |
| CED-1 | cell death abnormality protein-1 |
| CI-MPR | cation-independent mannose 6-phosphate receptor |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DCV | dense core vesicles |
| dHMN | distal hereditary motor neuropathies |
| DMT1-II | divalent metal transporter 1-II |
| D1R | dopamine receptor 1 |
| D2R | dopamine receptor 2 |
| EGFR | epithelial growth factor receptor |
| EOAD | early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCPE-1 | endosomal SNX-BAR sorting complex for promoting exit-1 |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport proteins |
| FERM | protein 4.1/ezrin/radixin/ moesin |
| GAP | GTPase-activating proteins |
| Gαs | G protein alpha stimulatory subunit |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| Hrs | hepatocyte growth factor-regulated tyrosine kinase substrate |
| 5HT6R | serotonin receptor 6 |
| IMD | integrated transmembrane domain |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B |
| LD | lipid droplet |
| LOAD | late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease |
| MCS | membrane contact sites |
| Mdm1 | mitochondrial distribution and morphology 1 |
| NHE3 | sodium hydrogen exchanger 3 |
| PI | phosphoinositide |
| PI(3)P | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PM | plasma membrane |
| PX | Phox-homology domain |
| PXA | PX-associated domain |
| PXC | C-terminal PX-associated domain |
| RGS | regulators of G protein signaling |
| GEF | guanine nucleotide exchange factor |
| SCAR20 | autosomal recessive spinocerebellar ataxia 20 |
| SXN | sorting nexin |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TGN | trans-Golgi network |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| U2OS | human bone osteosarcoma epithelial cells |
| WASH | Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome protein and scar homologue |