| aa | amino acid |
| BAG6 | BCL2-associated athanogene 6 |
| cyto | cytoplasmic |
| CCDC47 | coiled-coil domain containing protein 47 |
| EMC | ER membrane protein complex |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| exo | exoplasmic |
| GET | guided entry of tail-anchored proteins |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HSP | heat shock proteins |
| MP | membrane proteins |
| NAC | nascent-polypeptide-associated complex |
| NOMO | nodal modulator protein |
| OST | oligosaccharyltransferase |
| PAT | proteins associated with the ER translocon |
| PTC | peptidyl transferase center |
| rHRE | RNA hypoxia response elements |
| RNC | Ribosome-nascent chain complex |
| SGTA | small glutamine-rich tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein alpha |
| SND | SRP-independent targeting pathway |
| SP | signal peptide |
| SR | SRP receptor |
| SRP | signal recognition particle |
| TA | tail-anchored |
| TMCO1 | transmembrane and coiled-coil domain-containing protein 1 |
| TMEM147 | transmembrane protein 147 |
| TMH | transmembrane helix |
| TRAM1 | translocating chain-associated membrane protein 1 |
| TRAP | translocon-associated protein |