| BMDM | bone-marrow derived macrophages |
| CR3 | complement-receptor 3 |
| Dbp | decorin binding protein |
| DQ-BSA | dequenched bovine serum albumin |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FcγR | Fcγ-receptor |
| LAMP | lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein |
| MCS | membrane contact site |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MyD88 | myeloid differentiation factor 88 |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| Osp | outer surface protein |
| PAMP | pathogen associated molecular pattern |
| PIP | phosphatidylinositol-phosphate |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| shRNA | small-hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | small-interfering RNA |
| SNAP | NSF-attachment protein |
| SNARE | soluble N-Ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor-attachment protein receptor |
| SNX | sorting nexin |
| SRBC | sheep red blood cells |
| STIM | stromal-interaction molecule |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |
| V-ATPase | vacuolar-type proton transporting ATPase |
| WASH | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein and SCAR homologue |
| WASP | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein |