| AGC | cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent, and protein kinase C-type |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| Atg13 | autophagy-related protein 13 |
| BAPTA-AM | 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl ester) |
| Bax | B cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| Ca2+ | calcium ion |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaMK | Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase |
| CaMKK | CaMK kinase |
| CREB | cAMP response element-binding protein |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGTA | ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid |
| eEF2K | eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase |
| eIF4A | eukaryotic initiation factor 4A |
| eIF4B | eukaryotic initiation factor 4B |
| eIF4E | eukaryotic initiation factor 4E |
| 4E-BP1 | eIF4E-binding protein 1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| GAP | GTPase-activating protein |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| hVps34 | human vacuolar protein sorting 34 |
| IP3 | inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate |
| IP3R | inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor |
| IP4 | inositol 1,3,4, 5-tetrakisphosphate |
| LAM | lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| mLST8 | mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8 |
| mSin1 | mammalian stress-activated protein kinase-interacting protein 1 |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| mTORC2 | mTOR complex 2 |
| MLCK | myosin light-chain kinase |
| NCS1 | neuronal calcium sensor 1 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| nNOS | neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| PA | phosphatidic acid |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDK1 | 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PI3P | phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate |
| PI(3,5)P2 | phosphatidylinositol (3,5)-bisphosphate |
| PI(4,5)P2 | phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PLD1 | phospholipase D1 |
| PH | pleckstrin homology |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 |
| Rag | Ras-related GTP-binding protein |
| Raptor | the regulatory associated protein of mTOR |
| Rheb | Ras homolog enriched in brain |
| Rictor | the rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR |
| S6K1 | p70 S6 kinase 1 |
| SERCA | sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| SGK1 | serum- and glucocorticoid-induced kinases 1 |
| SLC38A9 | solute carrier family 38 member 9 |
| SH2 | Src homology 2 |
| SHP-2 | SH2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| SREBP1 | sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 |
| STIM1 | stromal interaction molecule 1 |
| T1R1 | taste receptor type1 member1 |
| TBC1D7 | TBC1 domain family member 7 |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TRPV1 | transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 |
| TRPML1 | transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 |
| TMBIM6 | Transmembrane B cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein (Bax) inhibitor motif-containing 6 |
| TPC2 | two-pore segment channel 2 |
| TSC2 | tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| ULK1 | unc-51-like autophagy-activating kinase 1 |
| v-ATPase | vacuolar-type H+-ATPase |
| VDR | vitamin D receptor |
| VDCCs | voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels |