| AMPK | 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| AP | alternative promoter |
| ATF2 | activating transcription factor 2 |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| CAMK2 | Ca2+/calmodulin-depend protein kinase 2 |
| Clk2 | CDC2-like kinase 2 |
| CREB | cyclic AMP response element-binding protein |
| CRTC2 | CREB-regulated transcription co-activator 2 |
| DNMT3B | DNA methyltransferase 3B |
| Drp1 | dynamin-related protein 1 |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERRα | estrogen-related receptor α |
| FA | fatty acid |
| FAO | fatty acid oxidation |
| Fis1 | fission 1 protein |
| FoxO1 | forkhead box class-01 |
| GABPα | GA-binding protein-α |
| GCN5 | acetyltransferase protein acetyltransferase general control non-depressible 5 |
| GlcNAc | β-N-acetylglucosamine |
| GPx GPx1 GPx7 |
glutathione peroxidase glutathione peroxidase 1 glutathione peroxidase 7 |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HDACs | class II histone deacetylases |
| IGF1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IL1-β | interleukin 1β |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEF2 | myocyte enhancer factor 2 |
| Mfn1 | mitofusin 1 |
| Mfn2 | mitofusin 2 |
| MGA | 3-Methylglutarate |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MnSOD | Mn-dependent superoxide dismutase |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| NRF-1 | nuclear respiratory factor 1 |
| NRF-2 | nuclear respiratory factor 2 |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine |
| OGT | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine transferase |
| Opa1 | optic atrophy 1 |
| OXPHOS | oxidative phosphorylation |
| p65 | NF-κB subunit p65 |
| PGC-1α | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α |
| PGC-1β | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1β |
| PKA | protein kinase A |
| PKB/Akt | protein kinase B |
| POLRMT | mtDNA promotors recruiting RNA polymerase |
| PPARs | receptor-like peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PPARα | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PPREs | PPAR-specific response elements |
| PRC | PGC-1 related coactivator |
| PRMT1 | protein arginine methyltransferase 1 |
| Prx3 | peroxiredoxin 3 |
| Prx5 | peroxiredoxin 5 |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RRM | RNA recognition motif |
| RS | short serine/arginine-rich stretches |
| SCFCdc4 | Skp1/Cullin/F-box cell division control 4 |
| SENP1 | Sentrin/SUMO-specific protease |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SIRT3 | sirtuin 3 |
| SRC-3 | steroid receptor coactivator 3 |
| SUMO | small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TERT | telomerase reserve transcriptase |
| TFAM | mitochondrial transcription factor A |
| TFB2M | mitochondrial transcription factor B2 |
| Tfe3 | transcription factor E3 |
| TFEB | transcription factor EB |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| Tom70 | translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane receptor subunit 70 |
| TRX2 | thioredoxin 2 |
| TRXR2 | thioredoxin reductase 2 |
| TSS | transcription start site |
| Ub | specific ubiquitination |
| UCP-1 UCP-2 UCP-3 |
uncoupling protein 1 uncoupling protein 2 uncoupling protein 3 |
| VEGFA | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| YY1 | yin yang 1 |
| β-AR | β3-adrenergic receptor |