| ADP | adenosine biphosphate |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ATGs | autophagy genes |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| BCL-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Ca2+ | calcium ion |
| CaMKK | calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase |
| CsA | cyclosporin A |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial DNA |
| DNA-PKcs | DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| DRAM | damage regulated autophagy modulator |
| DAPK1 | death-associated protein kinase 1 |
| DNA-PKcs | DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit |
| mtDNA | mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
| ERK | extracellular signal regulated kinases |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| eIF2 | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 |
| FADH2 | adenine dinucleotide |
| FIP200 | focal adhesion kinase family interacting protein of 200 kDa |
| GDP | guanosine diphosphate |
| GT | guanosine triphosphate |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| HK | hexokinase |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box 1 |
| HMGN5 | high-mobility group nucleosome-binding domain 5 |
| HSP90AA1 | heat shock protein 90AA1 |
| IGF2 | insulin growth factor 2 |
| IMM | inner mitochondrial membrane |
| IRS1/2 | insulin receptor substrate 1 and 2 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LC3 I/II | light chain I and II |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LKB1 | liver kinase B1 |
| MCT | monocarboxylate transporters |
| MCU | mitochondrial calcium uniporter |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase |
| MAM | mitochondrial-associated membrane |
| mtROS | mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species |
| MOMP | mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization |
| Mnf1/2 | mitofusin 1 and 2 |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) hydrogen |
| NDRG1 | N-myc down-stream regulated gene 1 |
| OPA1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| OMM | outer mitochondrial membrane |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PDK1 | phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PERK | protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PE | phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PKB | phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase B |
| PGC1α | proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co-activator 1-alpha |
| PFK | phosphofructokinase |
| PGAM | phosphoglycerate mutase |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PolG | DNA polymerase gamma subunit |
| mPPT | mitochondrial permeability transition pore complex |
| RAS | rat sarcoma |
| RAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| RCC | respiratory chain complex |
| Rheb | ras homolog enriched in the brain |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| tRNA | transfer ribonucleic acid |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid |
| TIGAR | TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator |
| TSC1/2 | tuberous sclerosis complex 1 and 2 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin complex |
| ULK1 | unc-51-like kinase 1 |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion channel 1 |
| VPS34 | vacuolar protein sorting 34 |