| T2D | type 2 diabetes |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| TG | triglycerides |
| IGF1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| PDK1 | pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| ERN1 | ER to nucleus signaling 1 |
| XBP-1 | X-box protein binding 1 |
| MAFA | MAF bZIP transcription factor A |
| GSIS | glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| PAX4 | paired box 4 |
| GCK | glucokinase |
| SLC2A2 | solute carrier family 2 member 2 |
| SNPs | single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| FFAs | free fatty acids |
| JAK | janus kinase |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| C/EBP β | CCAAT enhancer binding protein beta |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| FABP4 | fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| MCE | mitotic clonal expansion |
| CCND1 | cyclin D1 |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| UCP1 | uncoupling protein 1 |
| PCG-1α | PPARG coactivator 1 alpha |
| PRDM16 | PR/SET domain 16 |
| RUNX1T1 | RUNX1 partner transcriptional co-repressor 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATG5 | autophagy-related 5 |
| ATG7 | autophagy-related 7 |
| HIF1-α | hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha |
| GWAS | genome-wide association studies |
| FASN | fatty acid synthase |
| SREBP-1c | sterol regulatory element-binding proteins-1c |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACLY | ATP citrate lyase |
| SCD1 | stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
| NLRP3 | NOD-like receptor protein 3 |
| DDIT4 | damage inducible transcript 4 |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box O1 |
| G6PC | glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit |
| DGAT2 | diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 |
| ACVR2a | activin type 2A receptor |
| PP2A | serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PDK1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| INSR | insulin receptor |
| CDK2 | cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| GLP-1 | glucagon-like peptide-1. |