| ULK1 | unc-51-like kinase 1 |
| VMP1 | Vacuole membrane protein 1 |
| PI3KC3 | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase C3 |
| FYVE | FYVE zinc finger domain |
| DFCP1 | Double FYVE containing protein 1 |
| PI3P | Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| GLP1 | Glucagon like peptide 1 |
| ATG | Autophagy-related gen or protein: ATG12-ATG5 complex |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B (also known as MAP1LC3B) |
| LAMP | Lysosomal-associated membrane protein |
| WIPI | WD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein |
| ATG12-ATG5-ATG16 | complex |
| STX17 | Sintaxin 17 |
| RAB7 | Ras-related protein 7 |
| mTOR | mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| SGLT2 | Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated Kinase |
| BECLIN 1 | mammalian ortholog of the yeast autophagy-related gene 6 (Atg6) and BEC-1 in the C. elegans nematode |
| BECN1 | Coiled-Coil Moesin-Like BCL2-Interacting Protein |
| Vps34 | PI3K activity of the catalytic subunit |