| ABCC8 | ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 8 |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| AKT | a serine/threonine protein kinase |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| Atp5f1 | ATP synthase peripheral stalk-membrane subunit B |
| BMP4 | bone morphogenetic protein 4 |
| Ca2+ | calcium ions |
| Cacna1c/d | calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C/D |
| CASR | calcium-sensing receptor |
| CCL2 | C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| Ccnc | cyclin C |
| Ccnd1/2 | cyclin D1/2 |
| CDK1 | cyclin-dependent kinase 1 |
| Cdt1 | chromatin licensing and DNA replication factor 1 |
| CENPA | centromere protein A |
| c-Myc | myelocytomatosis viral proto-oncogene, BHLH transcription factor |
| Deptor | DEP domain containing MTOR interacting protein |
| Dlk | dual leucine zipper-bearing kinase |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNMT3A | DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha |
| ETC | electron transport chain |
| Fabp5 | fatty acid-binding protein 5 |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| Fev | fifth ewing variant |
| Fltp | flattop |
| FOXM1 | forkhead box protein M1 |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| Gas6 | growth arrest specific protein 6 |
| Gck | glucokinase |
| Glp1 | glucagon-like peptide 1 |
| GSIS | glucose-stimulated insulin secretion |
| H19 | H19 imprinted maternally expressed transcript |
| H3K4 | histone H3 lysine K4 |
| HFD | high-fat diet |
| Hk | hexokinase 1 |
| Hnf1a/4a | hepatocyte nuclear factor-1/4 alpha |
| IL1beta | interleukin 1 beta |
| IL-1Ra | interleukin 1 receptor antagonist |
| Il13ra2 | interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2 |
| iPSC | induced pluripotent stem cells |
| Isl1 | insulin gene enhancer protein |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth retardation |
| Jak | janus kinase |
| Jnk3 | c-Jun N-terminal kinase 3 |
| K+ | a positively charged potassium ion |
| Ldha | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| LP | low protein |
| Maea | macrophage erythroblast attacher, E3 ubiquitin ligase |
| Mafa | basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor A |
| Mafb | basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor B |
| Mcm3/4/6/7/10 | minichromosome maintenance complex component 3/4/6/7/10 |
| Mct1 | monocarboxylate transporter 1 |
| Mettl3/14 | RNA methyltransferase-like 3/14 |
| MIN6 | mouse insulinoma cell line |
| mTORC1/2 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1/2 |
| NADH | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NeuroD1 | neuronal differentiation 1 |
| Nkx6.1 | NK6 homeobox 1 |
| Orc5/6 | origin recognition complex subunit 5/6 |
| OxPhos | oxidative phosphorylation |
| PCP | planar cell polarity |
| Pdgfrα | platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha |
| Pdk1 | phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 |
| Pdx1 | pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PLA2 | phospholipase A2 |
| Prim1 | DNA Primase Subunit 1 |
| Prlr | prolactin receptor |
| PYY | peptide YY |
| Rest | RE1 silencing transcription factor |
| Rfx6 | regulatory factor X6 |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| Rps6/14 | ribosomal protein S6/14 |
| SIX3 | Sine Oculis homeobox homolog 3 |
| Slc2a2 | solute carrier family 2 member 2 |
| SMAD2/3 | TGFB signaling protein, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2/3 |
| Sod2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| Stat3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| TCA | tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| Tfam | transcription factor A, mitochondrial |
| TGFBR | transforming growth factor beta receptor |
| TH | thyroid hormone |
| TK | transketolase |
| TOP2A | DNA Topoisomerase II Alpha |
| tRF | tRNA-derived fragment |
| tRNA | transfer RNA |
| Trpm5 | transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 5 |
| Ucn3 | urocortin 3 |
| Vipr1 | vasoactive intestinal polypeptide receptor 1 |
| Wnt | wingless/integrated |