| DUBs | Deubiquitinases |
| UPS | Ubiquitin proteasome system |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| Pri-miRNA | Primary miRNA |
| Pre-miRNA | Precursor miRNA |
| polII | polymerase II |
| XPO5 | Exportin 5 |
| AGO | Argonaute |
| TNRC6 | Trinucleotide Repeat Containing Adaptor 6 |
| miRISC | miRNA-induced silencing complex |
| 3′-UTR | 3′-Untranslated Region |
| RAN-GTP | RAs-related nuclear protein-GTP |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells |
| ceRNA | Competing endogenous RNA |
| ULK1 | Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| AMPK | Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PI3P | Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| WIPI | WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| PAS | Preautophagosomal structure |
| SMAD2 | SMAD family member 2 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| NPM1 | Nucleophosmin 1 |
| AML | Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
| C-Myc | Transcriptional regulator Myc-like |
| JNK | C-Jun NH2-terminal kinase |