Table 2.
List of general abbreviations.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACTb | Actin beta |
| AdipoQ | Adiponectin |
| Angpt1 | Angiopoietin 1 |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| ATGL | Adipose triglyceride lipase |
| Ap2 | Activating protein 2 |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| BMAd | Bone marrow adipocyte |
| BMAT | Bone marrow adipose tissue |
| BMSC | Bone marrow stromal cell |
| CA | Cluster of analysis |
| CAR cell | CXCL12 abundant reticular cell |
| cBMAd | Constitutive bone marrow adipocyte |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| CEBPa | CCAAT Enhancer Binding Protein Alpha |
| CFU | Colony-forming unit |
| CGL | Congenital generalized lipodystrophy |
| cKit | Kit proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase |
| CXCL12 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand receptor 12 |
| DMI | Cocktail for Dexamethasone, IBMX and insulin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNL | De novo lipogenesis |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| EGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| FA | Fatty acid |
| FABP4 | Fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| FADS | Fatty acid desaturase |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HKGs | Housekeeping genes |
| 1H-MRS | proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| HSC | Hematopoietic stem cell |
| HSL | Hormone sensitive lipoase |
| HSPC | Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell |
| IBMX | isobutylmethylxanthin |
| IMDM | Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium |
| iOP9 | induced OP9 cell |
| KitL | cKit ligand |
| KLS | cKit+Lineage-Sca1+ |
| LD | Lipid droplet |
| LPL | lipoprotein lipase |
| mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MUFA | Monounsaturated fatty acid |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MEMα | Minimum Essential Medium alpha |
| ORO | Oil red O |
| PC | Principle component |
| PCA | Principle component analysis |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PLIN | Perilipin |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PTRF | Polymerase I and transcript-release factor |
| P/S | Penicillin/Streptomycin |
| PUFA | Polyunsaturated fatty acid |
| rBMAd | Regulated bone marrow adipocyte |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| Sca1 | Stem cell antigen 1 |
| Scd | Stearyl-CoenzymeA desaturase |
| SCF | Stem cell factor |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SFA | Saturated fatty acid |
| sOP9 | spontaneous OP9 cell |
| STR | Short tandem repeats |
| TAG | Triacylglycerols |
| uOP9 | Undifferentiated OP9 cell |