2-AG	2-arachidonoyl glycerol
AMPK	5’ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ABHD5	alpha/beta-hydrolase domain containing protein 5
ADP	adenosine-diphosphate
ADRP	adipose differentiation related protein
ARF-1	ADP-ribosylation factor 1
AT	adipose tissue
ATGL	adipose triglyceride lipase
ATP	adenosine-triphosphate
Bcl2	B-Cell CLL/Lymphoma 2
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CBRs	cannabinoid receptors
CE	cholesteryl ester
CGI-58	comparative gene identification-58
CHGB	chromogranin B
ChREBP	carbohydrate response element binding protein
CIDEC	cell death-inducing DNA fragment factor 40/45-like effector C
CL 316,243	β3 adrenoceptor agonist
COPI	coatomer protein I
DAG	diacylglycerol
DNL	de novo lipogenesis
ELOVL6;	elongase of long chain fatty acids family 6
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FA	fatty acid
FABP	fatty acid-binding protein
FSP-27	fat-specific protein-27
G0S2	G0/G1 switch gene 2
GBF1	Golgi Brefeldin A resistance factor 1
GH	growth hormone
HIG-2	hypoxia-inducible gene-2
HILPDA	hypoxia-inducible LD-associated protein
HSL	hormone-sensitive lipase
IC50	half maximal inhibitory concentration
iPLA2-zeta	Ca2+-independent phospholipase A2-zeta
KIFC3	Kinesin Family Member C3
KO	knockout
LC3	microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B
LC3-interacting region	LC3-interacting region
LD	lipid droplet
MAG	monoacylglycerol
MGL	MAG lipase
NCL	nucleolin
NLSD-M/-I	neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy/with ichthyosis
p97/VCP	partner p97 subunit/valosin containing protein
PAT	perilipin/ADRP/TIP47
PEDF	pigment epithelium-derived factor
PEX5	peroxisome biogenesis factor 5
PKA	protein kinase A
PLIN	perilipin
PNPLA	patatin-like phospholipase domain containing
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PTRF	polymerase I and transcript release factor
PTS1R	peroxisome target sequence 1 receptor protein
RNA	ribonucleic acid
RNAi	RNA interference
SND1	Staphylococcal nuclease and tudor domain containing 1
StAR	steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
TAG	triacylglycerol
TIP-47	tail-interacting protein of 47 kDa
UBXD8	ubiquitin regulatory X domain-containing protein 8
VIM	Vimentin