| Aβ | Amyloid-beta |
| AChE | Acetylcholine esterase |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| aSMase | Aacid sphingomyelinase |
| CAP | Ceramide-associated protein |
| CERT | Cramide transfer protein |
| CHMP4 | Charged multivesicular body protein 4 |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CRP | Ceramide-rich platform |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ESCRT | Endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| ILVs | Intraluminal vesicles |
| LE | Lysosomal exocytosis |
| LMP1 | Latent membrane protein 1 |
| LSD | Lysosomal storage disease |
| MDV | Mitochondria-derived vesicle |
| mHtt | Mutated huntigtonin |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin complec 1 |
| MVs | Microvesicles |
| MVB | Multivesicular body |
| nSMase2 | Neutral sphinghomyelinase 2 |
| PAR-4 | Prostate apoptosis response 4 |
| PC | Phosphatidylcholine |
| PE | Phosphatidylethanolamine |
| PI | Phosphatidylinositol |
| PM | Plasma membrane |
| PS | Phosphatidylserine |
| Rab | Ras-associated binding |
| S1P | Sphingosine 1-phosphate |
| SCAMP5 | Secretory Carrier Membrane Protein 5 |
| SMase | Sphingomyelinase |
| SMS1 | Sphingomyelin synthase 1 |
| SMS2 | Sphingomyelin synthase 2 |
| SNARE | SNAP receptor |
| Sph | Sphingosine |
| SphK | Sph kinases |
| SPT | Serine palmitoyltransferase |
| SynVII | Synaptotagmin VII |
| TFEB | Transcription factor EB |
| TRPML1 | Transient Receptor Potential Channel Mucolipin-1 |
| Ub-cargo | Ubiquitinated protein cargo |