| AIF | apoptosis-inducing factor |
| AKT | Ak strain transforming kinase |
| ALP | autophagic–lysosomal pathway |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| BAG | BCL2-associated anthogene |
| Bag | BAG protein |
| BRAF | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma homolog B |
| CMA | chaperone-mediated autophagy |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| eIF2α | translation initiation factor 2α |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| HOX5A | homeobox A5 |
| HSF1 | heat shock factor 1 |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein 70 kD |
| IDH | isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| LAMP2A | lysosome-associated membrane protein |
| MET | Mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor receptor |
| MGMT | O6-methylguanine–DNA methyltransferase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| miRNA | micro-ribonucleic acid |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MVP | microvascular proliferation |
| NLS | nuclear location sequence |
| PDGFA | Platelet-derived growth factor A |
| PERK | RNA-like endoplasmic reticular kinase |
| PQC | protein quality control |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Ras | rat sarcoma |
| r-HSP7 | spastic paraplegia type 7 |
| SBD | Substrate-binding domain |
| SMAD3/4 | small mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3/4 |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphisms |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TERT | telomerase elongation reverse transcriptase |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| Wnt | wingless integrated homolog |