| ALR | Autophagic lysosome reformation |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AP | Adaptor protein |
| ATG | Autophagy-related |
| BMP | Bone morphogenic protein |
| BMPRI | Type I BMP receptors |
| BMPRII | Type II BMP receptors |
| CAV1 | Caveolin1 |
| CEDNIK | Cerebral dysgenesis, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratoderma |
| CGN | Cis-Golgi network |
| CHMP | Charged multivesicular body proteins |
| CIMPR | Cation-independent mannose 6-phosphate receptor |
| CMT | Charcot–Marie–Tooth |
| EE | Early endosomes |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptors |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport |
| FTD | Frontotemporal dementia |
| GARP | Golgi-associated retrograde proteins |
| HOPS | Homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting |
| HSAN | Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy |
| HSP | Hereditary spastic paraplegia |
| IBMPFD | Inclusion body myopathy with Paget disease and frontotemporal dementia |
| ILV | Intraluminal vesicles |
| LC3 | Light chain 3 |
| LIR | LC3-interacting region |
| M6PR | Mannose-6-phosphate receptor |
| MEF | Mouse embryonic fibroblast |
| MIT | Microtubule interacting and trafficking |
| MVB | Multivesicular body |
| PAS | Phagophore assembly site |
| SNAP29 | Synaptosomal-associated protein 29 |
| SNARE | Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors |
| SPG | Spastic Paraplegia Gene |
| SPICT | Spichthyin |
| STX17 | Syntaxin 17 |
| TECPR2 | Tectonin beta-propeller repeat containing 2 |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TGN | Trans-Golgi network |
| VAMP8 | Vesicle-associated membrane protein 8 |
| VCP | Valosin-containing protein |
| WASH | Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein and SCAR homolog |