| 2019-nCoV | 2019 novel coronavirus |
| ACE2 | angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| ACEI | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor |
| AKT | serine-threonine kinase |
| Ambra1 | activating molecule in Beclin 1-regulated autophagy |
| AMPK | protein kinase activated by AMP |
| ARB | angiotensin receptor blocker |
| AT1 | type 1 angiotensin II receptor |
| AT2 | type 2 angiotensin II receptor |
| Atg/ATG | autophagy-related protein/gene |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BCR-ABL | breakpoint cluster region gene-Abelson proto-oncogene |
| BECN1 | beclin-1 gene |
| CB1 | cannabinoid receptor type 1 |
| Beclin-1/Vps34 | Beclin-1/vacuolar protein sorting 34 |
| CCL | chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CoVs | coronavirus |
| CQ | chloroquine |
| DMVs | double-membrane vesicles |
| EBOV | Ebola virus |
| EIF4B | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B |
| EIF4F | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4F |
| EIF4G1 | Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4 Gamma 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GABARAP | gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein |
| GDI2 | Guanosine nucleotide diphosphate dissociation inhibitor 2 |
| GCs | glucocorticoids |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| H1N1 | influenza A |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| HCQ | hydroxychloroquine |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HNE | human nasal epithelial cells |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| HRV | human rhinovirus |
| HSV-1/HSV-2 | human herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 |
| IBV | infectious Bronchitis Virus |
| IECAs | angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors |
| IL-1β | interleukin-1 β |
| LASV | Lassa virus |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 |
| LIR | LC3-interacting region |
| MAP1LC3 | Microtubule-Associated Protein 1A/1B-Light Chain 3 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MERS-CoV | Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| MHRA | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
| mTORC1 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 |
| NAADP | Nicotinic Acid Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| Nsp | nonstructural protein |
| Orf | open reading frame |
| PEDV | porcine epidemic diarrhea virus |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PI3P | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PLP2-TM | papain-like protease PLP2 |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| RAS | renin-angiotensin system |
| RAB1A | Ras-related protein Rab-1A |
| RAB6A | Ras-related protein Rab-6A |
| RAB6D | Ras-related protein Rab-6D |
| RAB7A | Ras-related protein Rab-7A |
| RECOVERY | Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| S | Spike |
| SARS-CoV | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
| SARS-CoV-2 | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| SCFD1 | sec1 family domain containing 1 |
| SQSTM1 | sequestosome-1 |
| SKP2 | S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 |
| SNAP29 | synaptosome associated protein 29 |
| SNARE | N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| Stx17 | Syntaxin 17 |
| TFEB | Transcription Factor EB |
| TGEV | transmissible gastroenteritis virus |
| TMEV | Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus |
| TMPRSS2 | transmembrane serine protease 2 |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TPCs | Two-Pore Channels |
| TRIM32 | tripartite motif-containing 32 |
| TRPML1 | transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 |
| ULK1 | Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| UNC-5 | Netrin receptor UNC-5 (Uncoordinated protein 5) |
| USO1 | General vesicular transport factor p115 |
| USA | United States of America |
| VAMP8 | lysosomal vesicle-associated membrane protein 8 |
| VPS 34 | vacuolar protein sorting 34 |
| VPS 34-IN1 | vacuolar protein sorting 34 inhibitor 1 |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPI | WD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein |
| β-CoVs | Betacoronavirus genus |