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. 2019 Mar 19;20(6):1386. doi: 10.3390/ijms20061386
AAR Amino acid response
ATF4 Activating transcription factor 4
BAT Brown adipose tissue
ChoRE Carbohydrate response element
ChREBP Carbohydrate responsive element binding protein
DBD DNA binding domain
Dio2 Type 2 deiodinase
EAA Essential amino acids
EE Energy expenditure
eIF2α Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha
eIF4B Eukaryotic initiation factor 4B
FAO Fatty acid oxidation
FASN Fatty acid synthase
FGF21 Fibroblast growth factor 21
FXR Farnesoid X receptor
G6P Glucose 6-phosphate
GAP GTPase activating protein
GCN2 general control nonderepressible 2
GK Glucokinase
HBP Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway
ISR Integrated stress response
LBD Ligand binding domain
LPD Low protein diet
LRS Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
LXR Liver X Receptor
MR Methionine-restricted
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
NR Nuclear receptors
NRF2 nuclear factor-like 2
NRRE Nuclear receptors responsive element
O-GlcNAc O-linked N acetylglucosamine
PERK protein kinase R-like endoplasmic reticulum (ER) kinase
PPAR Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
PPRE PPAR responsive element
RHEB Ras homolog enriched in the brain
S6K1 S6 kinase 1
SAM S-adenosylmethionine
SCD1 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase
SREBP Sterol regulatory element binding protein
TZD Thiazolidinediones
UCP1 Uncoupling protein 1
WAT White adipose tissue
X5P Xylulose 5-phosphate