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. 2025 Mar 31;26(7):3233. doi: 10.3390/ijms26073233
BAT Brown adipose tissue
BA Brown adipocyte
UCP1 Uncoupling protein 1
NST Non-shivering thermogenesis
PKA Protein kinase A
AMPK Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
WAT White adipose tissue
NE Norepinephrine
PGC-1α Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
Myf-5 Myogenic factor 5
PRDM16 PR domain-containing protein 16
Nrf1 Nuclear respiratory factor 1
C/EBPβ CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β
BMP Bone morphogenetic protein
PPARγ Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ
MAPK p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
SNS Sympathetic nervous system
TRP Transient receptor potential
β3-Ars β3-adrenergic receptors
ADRA1A Adrenergic receptor α1A
FFA Free fatty acid
AC Adenylate cyclase
CREB cAMP response-origin binding protein
Zfp516 Zinc finger protein
LSD1 Demethylase 1
ATF-2 Transcription factor 2
FAs Unesterified fatty acids
HSL Hormone-sensitive lipase
ATGL Adipose triglyceride lipase
PLIN Perilipin
LKB1 Liver kinase B1
SKT11 Serine/threonine kinase 11
PPT1 Palmitoyl protein thioesterase-1
TFAM Mitochondria transcription factor A
GLUT4 Glucose transporter 4
BCAAS Branched-chain amino acids
ERR Estrogen related receptors
PINK1 PTEN-induced putative kinase 1
ATG Autophagy-related proteins
ULK1 Autophagy-activated kinase
MKK3 MAP kinase 3
MTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
OMM Outer mitochondria membrane
CPT1 Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1
MFF Mitochondria fission factor
E2 Estradiol
T3 Triiodothyronine
Lep Leptin