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. 2021 Apr 9;22(8):3903. doi: 10.3390/ijms22083903
amyloid-β
ABAD aβ-binding alcohol dehydrogenase
AβPP Aβ precursor protein
AD Alzheimer’s disease
AGEs Advanced glycation end products
ALCAT1 Acyl-CoA lysocardiolipin acyltransferase-1
ALD Alcoholic liver disease
ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
AMPK Adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase
ApoE4 Apolipoprotein e4
AS Atherosclerosis
ATG32 Autophagy-related protein 32
ATP+ Adenosine triphosphate
AUTAC Autophagy targeting chimera
AV autophagic vacuoles
α-syn 𝛼-synuclein
BAT Brown adipose tissue
BCL2 B-Cell CLL/Lymphoma 2
BCL2L13 Bcl2 like 13
BECN1 Coiled-coil myosin-like BCL2-interacting protein
BNIP3 BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa interacting protein 3
BNIP3L/NIX BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa inter-acting protein 3 like
BP Bipolar Disorder
BRCA1 Breast Cancer 1
CACNA1C Calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C
CaMKK-β calcium-dependent protein kinase kinase-β
CHDH Choline dehydrogenase
CHMP2B Charged multivesicular body protein 2b
CK2α casein Kinase 2
CL Cardiolipin
CLN5 Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis, Neuronal 5
CMA Chaperone mediated autophagy
CVD Cardiovascular disease
CoQ Coenzyme Q10
COX Cytochrome c oxidase
cypD Cyclophilin D
DCT-1 Daf-16/FOXO controlled germline tumor affecting-1
DISC1 Disrupted in schizophrenia 1
DJ-1 Parkinsonism Associated Deglycase
DPR Dipeptide repeat
DR Diabetic retinopathy
Drp1 Dynamin-related protein 1
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
ETC Electron transport chain
FBXO7 F-box only protein 7
FBXW7 F-box and WD40 domain protein only protein 7
FGF21 Fibroblast Growth Factor 21
FIS1 Mitochondrial fission 1 protein
FKBP8 FK506-binding protein 8
FTD Frontotemporal Dementia
FUNDC1 FUN14 domain containing protein 1
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GSK3β Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Beta
GTPases Guanosine triphosphate hydrolases
GPER G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1
HACE1 HECT Domain And Ankyrin Repeat Containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1
HD Huntington’s disease
HIF1α Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 Subunit Alpha
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HF Heart failure
HG High glucose
IL-1β Interleukin 1 beta
IMM Inner mitochondrial membrane
IPC Ischemic preconditioning
I/R Ischemia-reperfusion
IRI Ischemia/reperfusion injury
KA Kainic acid
KO Knock out
LC3 Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
LIR LC3-interacting region
L-OPA1 Full-length OPA1
LRRK2 Leucin-rich repeat serine/threonine kinase2
MELAS Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes
MERRF Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers
Mff Mitochondrial fission factor
MFN Mitofusin
mHtt Mutant Htt
MI Myocardial infarction
MIDs Mitochondrial Disorders
MiD49 Mitochondrial dynamic protein 49 kDa
MiD51 Mitochondrial dynamic protein 51 kDa
MIM Mitochondrial inner membrane
MIRAS Myoclonic mitochondrial recessive ataxia syndrome
MIRO Mitochondrial Rho
MitoPLD Mitochondrial Phospholipase D
MSN Medium spiny neurons
mTOR Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Kinase
MEMSA Myoclonus, epilepsy, myOPAthy, sensory ataxia
MPP Mitochondrial processing peptidase
MPP+ 1methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
mPTP mitochondrial permeability transition pore
MSNs Striatal medium spiny GABA neurons
Mst1 Macrophage stimulating 1
mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA
MT-ND5 Mitochondrially Encoded NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase Core Subunit 5
MT-ND2 Mitochondrially Encoded NADH:Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase Core Subunit 2
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADH+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydride
NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NCAN Neurocan
NBR1 Neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1
NDP52 Nuclear domain 10 protein 52
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLRP3 NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3
NO Nitric oxide
6-OHDA 6-hydroxydopamine
OMM Outer mitochondrial membrane
ONOO- Peroxynitrite
OPA1 Dynamin-like GTPase optic atrophy 1
OPTN Optineurin
oxLDL Oxidized LDL
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
PARL Presenilin-associated rhomboid-like protein
PB1 Phox and Bem1 domain
PD Parkinson’s disease
PDE4 Phosphodiesterase 4A
PGC-1𝛼 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PHB Prohibitin 2
PINK1 PTEN-induced putative kinase 1
PKC Protein Kinase C
PSCI Post-stroke cognitive impairment
pTau Tau protein
p62 Sequestosome-1
RBX1 Ring-Box 1
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAMP8 Senescence accelerated mice P8
SCAE Spinocerebellar ataxia with epilepsy
SCF complex Skp-Cullin-F-box ubiquitin E3 ligase complex
SE Status epilepticus
Serine 65 Ser65
SIRT1 Silent Mating Type Information Regulation 2, S. Cerevisiae, Homolog 1
SLP-2 Stomatin-like protein 2
SMURF1 SMAD Specific E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 1
Sod1 Superoxide dismutase 1
SREBF1 Sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1
STEMI ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
TAX1 Trans-activating transcriptional regulatory protein of HTLV-1
TAX1BP1 TAX1 binding protein 1
TBC1D TBC1 domain family member
TBK1 Tank-binding kinase 1
TDP-43 TAR DNA-binding protein 43
TENM4 Teneurin Transmembrane Protein 4
TFEB Transcription Factor EB
TIMM Translocase of the inner mitochondrial membrane
TNIK TRAF2 And NCK Interacting Kinase
TLR Toll-like receptor
FUS/TLS Translocated in Liposarcoma
TOMM Translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane
TSPO Translocator protein
Trx Thioredoxin
TXNIP Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein
T2D Type 2 diabetes
UPS Ubiquitin proteasome system
USP30 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 30
VDAC1 Voltage-dependent anion channel 1
VCP Valosin-containing protein
VSMCs Vascular smooth muscle cell
Rab-GAP Rab GTPase activating protein
RGCs Retinal ganglion cells
VCI Vascular cognitive impairment
WAT White adipose tissue
WDFY3/Alfy WD Repeat And FYVE Domain Containing 3
WT Wild type