AKT = PKB	protein kinase B
ANOVA	analysis of variance
AR	aspect ratio
Arg.	arginine
BAY41-2272	3-(4-amino-5-cyclopropylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo [3–b]pyridine
BH4	tetrahydrobiopterin
cGMP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
COX-1	cyclooxygenase-1
CRISPR/cas9	clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats: CRISPR associated protein 9
CypD	cyclophilin D
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
DMSO	dimethyl Sulfoxide
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
DRP1	dynamin-related GTPase
DTT	dithiothreitol
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EGTA	ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid
eNOS = NOS3	endothelial NO synthase
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FATE-1	fetal and adult testis-expressed 1
FCS	fetal calf serum
FF	form factor
GFP	green fluorescent protein
Grp75	glucose-regulated protein 75
GSK3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
GTP	cyclic guanosine monophosphate
HCL	hydrochloric acid
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
iNOS = NOS2	inducible NO synthase
IP3R	inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor
KO	knockout
l-Name	Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride
MAMs	mitochondria-associated ER membranes
Mfn 2	mitofusin 2
mRNA	messenger ribonucleic acid
mtDNA	mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid
Na3VO4	sodium orthovanadate
NaF	sodium fluoride
NO	nitric oxide
NONOate	diethylamine NONOate sodium salt hydrate
OPA1	optic atrophy type 1
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinases
PKG	protein kinase G
PLA	proximity ligation assay
PPIA	peptidylprolyl isomerase A
8-pCPT-cGMP	8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate sodium salt
RNA	ribonucleic acid
RT	reverse transcription
SDS	sodium dodecyl sulfate
SEM	standard error of the mean
Ser	serine
sGC	soluble guanylate cyclase
siRNA	silencing ribonucleic acid
TBP	TATA-binding protein
TBS-Tween	tris-buffered saline (TBS) and polysorbate 20 (Tween)
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
VDAC	voltage dependent anion channel