| 4-PBA | 4-phenyl butyric acid |
| AAV-9 | Adeno-associated virus serotype 9 |
| Ac | Acetylation |
| ActRIIB | Activin receptor type IIB |
| AICAR | 5-amino-imidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AMPK activator) |
| Akt | Protein kinase B |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BAFFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13C |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| Cbl-b | Casitas B-lineage lymphoma-b ubiquitin ligase |
| CD40 | Cluster of differentiation 40 |
| CHORDS | Cysteine and Histidine-Rich Domains |
| c-Raf | RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| c-Rel | Proto-oncogene c-Rel |
| CS | CHORD and Sgt1 domain |
| DGC | Dystrophin glycoprotein complex |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FOXO1/3/4 | Forkhead box O1/3/4 |
| GLUT-4 | Glucose transporter 4 |
| Grp94/gp96 | Glucose-regulated protein 94/glycoprotein 96 |
| GSK-3β | Glycogen synthase kinase-3β |
| HDAC1/4 | Histone deacetylase 1/4 |
| HER2 | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 |
| Hsp90 | Heat shock protein 90 |
| IGF1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| IGF-I and –II | Insulin-like growth factor I and II |
| IKKα/β | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit α/β |
| IL-1 | Interleukin 1 |
| ILK | Integrin-linked kinase |
| IQGAP-1 | IQ Motif Containing GTPase Activating Protein 1 |
| IR | Insulin receptor |
| IRS-1 | Insulin receptor substrate-1 |
| ITGB1BP2 | Integrin beta-1-binding protein 2 |
| IκB | Inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B |
| JNK | c-jun N-terminal kinase |
| LGMD2A | Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A |
| LTβR | Lymphotoxin-β receptor |
| MAFbx | Muscle atrophy F-box ubiquitin ligase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK1/2 | Dual specificity mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 |
| MLP | Muscle LIM protein |
| MRF4 | Myogenic regulatory factor 4 |
| MST1 | Macrophage stimulating 1 |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| MuRF-1 | Muscle RING finger—1 ubiquitin ligase |
| MyoD | Gene coding for Myoblast determination protein 1 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NF-κB1 | Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit |
| NF-κB2 | Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p100 subunit |
| NIK | NF-κB inducing kinase |
| NMJ | Neuromuscular junction |
| nNOS | Neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| p38 MAPK | p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| p70S6K | Ribosomal protein S6 kinase p70 |
| PCG-1α and β | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1α and β |
| PDZ domain | PSD-95/Dlg/ZO-1 domain |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PINCH | Particularly interesting new Cys-His protein 1 |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| PW1 | Gene coding for Paternally-expressed gene 3 protein |
| RANK | Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 11A |
| RelA/p65 | Transcription factor p65 |
| RelB | Transcription factor RelB |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RYR1 | Ryanodine receptor 1 |
| SAC | Stretch-activated ion channel |
| SCN4A | Gene coding for Sodium channel protein type 4 subunit alpha |
| Smad | Small mother against decapentaplegic |
| SR | Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| TAZ | Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TNFR | Tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor a |
| Trim 32 | Tripartite motif-containing protein 32 |
| TRPC1 | Transient receptor potential channel 1 |
| TWEAK | TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis |
| YAP | Yes-associated protein |