| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α |
| FABP4 | Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein 4 |
| CDK2 | Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 |
| CDK4 | Cyclin-dependent kinases 4 |
| CyclinD1 | Cyclin D1 |
| CyclinE | Cyclin E1 |
| P21 | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 |
| Adipoq | Adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing |
| ACOX2 | Acyl-Coenzyme A oxidase 2, branched chain |
| ACSS1 | Acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 1 |
| CD36 | CD36 molecule |
| ACADL | Acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase, long-chain |
| VLDL | CD320 antigen |
| SCD | Stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 1 |
| FAS | Fatty acid synthase |
| DGAT | Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 |
| PNPLA3 | Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 |
| BMP2 | Bone morphogenetic protein 2 |
| Mknk1 | MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| UTR | 3′untranslated region |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| HFD | high fat diet |
| NCW | normal chow |
| eWAT | epididymal white adipose tissue |
| iWAT | inguinal white adipose tissue |
| TG | triglycerides |
| TC | total cholesterol |
| NC | negative control |
| HFD-OE group | high fat diet-induced obesity mice which overexpressed miR-370-3p |
| WT | wild type |
| MUT | mutant |
| SFAs | saturated fatty acids |
| MUFAs | monounsaturated fatty acids |
| PUFAs | polyunsaturated fatty acids |
| EdU | 5-ethynyl-20-deoxyuridine |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative real-time PCR |
| WT-Mknk1 | wild-type 3′UTR of Mknk1 |
| MUT-Mknk1 | mutant-type 3’UTR of Mknk1 |