| TCF21 | transcription factor 21 |
| ICP | immortalized chicken preadipocytes cell line |
| LV-TCF21 | preadipocyte cell line stably overexpressing TCF21 |
| LV-control | control preadipocyte cell line |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| C/EBPα | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α |
| A-FABP | adipocyte fatty acid binding protein |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| TBP | TATA-box binding protein |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| NLK | nemo-like kinase |