| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | amyloid β-protein |
| APP | amyloid precursor protein |
| Atg8 | autophagy-related protein 8 |
| AVs | autophagic vacuoles |
| APLP1 | amyloid beta precursor-like protein 1 |
| Atg39 | autophagy-related protein 39 |
| ALFY | WD repeat and FYVE domain containing 3 |
| ATGL | adipose triglyceride lipase |
| ATM | ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| BNIP3 | E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3 |
| BNIP3L | adenovirus E1B 19kDa interacting protein 3-like |
| Bre5 | UBP3-associated protein BRE5 |
| BACE1 | beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| CHIP | C-terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein |
| CCPG1 | cell cycle progression protein 1 |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAD | ER-associated degradation |
| FIP200 | focal adhesion kinase family-interacting protein of 200 kDa |
| FBXO27 | F-box protein |
| FKBP8 | FKBP prolyl isomerase 8 |
| G3BP1 | G3BP stress granule assembly factor 1 |
| Galectin 3 | LGALS3/GAL3 |
| TRIM16 | tripartite motif containing 16 |
| HDAC6 | histone deacetylase 6 |
| Hsc70 | heat shock cognate protein 70 |
| HSP60 | heat shock cognate protein 60 |
| HSP90 | heat shock cognate protein 90 |
| HSPs | heat shock proteins |
| LDs | lipid droplets |
| LMNB1 | lamin B1 protein |
| LC3 | microtubule-associated proteins light chain 3 |
| MFN1/2 | mitofusin 1 and 2 |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| NUFIP1 | nuclear fragile X mental retardation-interacting protein 1 |
| NM-DARS | n-methyl-D-aspartate receptors |
| NFTs | neurofibrillary tangles |
| Nvj1 | nucleus–vacuole junction protein 1 |
| NBR1 | neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 |
| NLRP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| Opa1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| PHFs | paired helical filaments |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced kinase 1 |
| PGC-1-alpha | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| PEX5 | peroxisomal biogenesis factor 5 |
| PEX2 | peroxisomal biogenesis factor 2 |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| PPAR/PPARα | peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha |
| PI3P | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| P-tau | phosphorylated tau |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTN3 | reticulon 3 |
| P62 | SQSTM1-p62 |
| SEC62 | preprotein translocation factor |
| RB1CC1 | RB1-inducible coiled-coil 1 |
| TBK1 | serine/threonine protein kinase |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| UPS | ubiquitin–proteasome system |
| UBA | ubiquitin-associated domains |
| UCHL1 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 |
| ULK1 | Unc-51-like autophagy activating kinase 1 |
| UBP3 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 3 |
| USP10 | ubiquitin-specific protease 10 |
| UPR | unfolding protein response |
| VDAC1 | voltage-dependent anion-selective channel 1 |
| VPS34 | vacuolar protein sorting 34 |
| Vac8 | vacuole related 8 |
| VCP | valosin-containing protein. |