| 4EBP | eIF4E binding protein |
| AMPK | activating transcription factor 6 |
| ATF6 | adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| CRTC2 | CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 2 |
| DEPTOR | DEP domain-containing mTOR-interacting protein |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FoxO1 | forkhead box protein O1 |
| G6Pase | glucose 6-phosphatase |
| IRE1 | inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| mLST8 | mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8 |
| Mlx | Max-like protein |
| mTOR | mechanistic (mammalian) target of rapamycin |
| mTORC | mTOR complex |
| NAFLD | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NCoR1 | nuclear receptor corepressor 1 |
| PDK1 | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor |
| PEPCK | phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PERK | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PGC-1α | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 |
| PI3K | proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kDa |
| PPAR | protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase |
| PRAS40 | protein S6 kinases |
| Raptor | rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR |
| Rheb | Ras-homolog enriched in brain |
| Rictor | receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| S6K1/2 | regulatory-associated protein of mTOR |
| SCAP | SREBP cleavage-activating protein |
| SREBP | sterol response element-binding protein |
| TCA | thioredoxin-interacting protein |
| TSC | tricarboxylic acid |
| TXNIP | tuberous sclerosis complex |
| ULK-1 | UNC-51-like kinase 1 |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| XBP-1 | X-box-binding protein |