3’ UTR	3’ untranslated regions
ABCA1	Adenosine triphosphate–binding cassette transporter
ADAM	A disintegrin and metalloprotease domain
ADAM17	ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17
ADIPOQ	Adiponectin gene
AdipoR1	Adiponectin receptor 1
AKT	Protein-kinase B
AMPKα1	AMP-activated protein kinase alpha1
AP2	Adipocyte protein 2
APCDD1	Adenomatosis polyposis coli downregulated 1
ASK1	Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
AT	Adipose tissue
ATF2	Activating transcription factor 2
ATF6	Activating transcription factor 6
ATG7	Autophagy-related gene 7
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
Bace1	Beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1
BAT	Brown adipose tissue
BMI	Body mass index
BMP7	Bone morphogenetic protein 7
C/EBP	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein
CAD	Coronary artery disease
cAMP	Cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate
Cav-1	Caveolin-1
Cdc34	Cell division cycle 34
CDK6	Cell division protein kinase 6
CIDEA	Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-like effector A
Creb	cAMP-response element binding protein
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
DGCR8	DiGeorge syndrome critical region 8
DLL4	Delta-like protein 4
E2f6	E2F transcription factor 6
EBF2	Early B-cell factor transcription factor 2
Egr1	Early growth factor response 1
EHMT1	Euchromatic Histone Lysine Methyltransferase 1
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ERK	Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
ETS1	E26 transformation–specific-1
FABP4	Fatty acid-binding protein 4
Fbxl19	F-box and leucine rich repeat protein 19
FFA	Free fatty acids
FFAR4	Free fatty acid receptor 4
FGF7	Fibroblast growth factor 7
FGFR1	Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
FNDC5	Fibronectin type III domain containing 5
GLUT4	Glucose Transporter Type 4
HDAC3	Histone deacetylase 3
HFD	High-fat diet
HIF1an	Hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha inhibitor
hMADS	Human multipotent adipose-derived stem
HMGA2	High-mobility group AT-hook 2
HOX	Homeobox
HOXC8	Homeobox C8
IgF2	Insulin like growth factor 2
Igf2bp1	Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1
IGF2R	Insulin-like growth factor 2 receptor
Insig1	Insulin-induced gene 1
IR	Insulin resistance
IRS-1	Insulin receptor substrate 1
MAP3K7	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Mef2	Myocyte enhancer factor-2
MMP11	Matrix metalloproteinase 11
MiR-	MicroRNA
miRNA	MicroRNA
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MYF5+	Myogenic factor 5 positive cells
NAD+	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NAFLD	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NFKB	Nuclear factor kappa B
OPR8	Oxysterol-binding protein-related protein 8
Pde1b	Phosphodiesterase 1b
Pdgfr2	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor 2
PGC1A	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
PGC1B	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, coactivator 1-beta
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKA	Protein kinase cAMP dependent
PNPLA2	Patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing protein 2
PPAR	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PRDM16	PR domain-containing protein 16
pri-miRNA	Primary miRNA
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
RAI14	Retinoic acid-induced protein 14
RIP140	Receptor-interacting protein 140
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
RUNX1t1	Runt-related transcription factor 1; translocated to, 1
SCF	Skp–Cullin–F-box-containing
Sc	Subcutaneous
ScAT	Subcutaneous adipose tissue
SIRT1	Sirtuin-1
SNS	Sympathetic nervous system
SREBPs	Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins
STAT1	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
SVF	Stromal vascular fraction
T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
TBX1	T-Box Transcription Factor 1
TGFB	Transforming growth factor-beta
TgfBr3	Type III transforming growth factor-β receptor
Th1	T-helper 1
TMEM26	Transmembrane protein 26
TNFRSF9	Tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 9
TNFA	Tumour necrosis factor alpha
TOB1	Transducer of erbB-2 1
UCP1	Uncoupling protein 1
WAT	White adipose tissue