| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| AT | Gain-of-function mutant mouse line for TERP |
| Bmp6 | Bone morphogenetic protein 6 |
| Bmp15 | Bone morphogenetic protein 15 |
| Cas9 | CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
| COCs | Cumulus-oocyte complexes |
| D7 | Loss-of-function mutant mouse line for TERP |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| dPBS | Dulbecco’s Phosphate-Buffered Saline |
| dpp | Days post-partum |
| eCG | Equine Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| GV | Germinal vesicle |
| HBSS | Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution |
| hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| hTERC | Human telomerase RNA |
| ICG SB RAS | Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences |
| LAMP1 | Lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 |
| LCA | Lens culinaris agglutinin |
| LC3B | Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3B |
| MII | Metaphase II |
| MTOCs | Microtubule-organizing centers |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| NSN | Non-surrounded nucleolus |
| nt | Nucleotide |
| O.C.T. | Optimal Cutting Temperature |
| ORFs | Open reading frames |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PBST | Phosphate-buffered saline with Triton X-100 |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| RIPA | Radioimmunoprecipitation assay |
| ROI | Region of Interest |
| Rps18 | Ribosomal protein S18 |
| RT-qPCR | Real-Time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SDS | Sodium dodecyl sulfate |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SEM | Standard Error of Mean |
| SN | Surrounded nucleolus |
| Tbp | TATA-box binding protein |
| TERC | Telomerase RNA component |
| TERP | Telomerase RNA protein |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| Tris-HCl | Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride |
| TSC2 | Tuberous sclerosis complex 2 |
| WT | Wild-type |
| Zar1 | Zygote arrest 1 |
| Zp3 | Zona pellucida glycoprotein 3 |