| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACLY | ATP citrate synthase |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| AGE | Advanced glycation end product |
| AMPK | AMP-activated kinase |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| ATG | Autophagy target gene |
| BAX | Bcl2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell/CLL lymphoma 2 |
| BMAL-1 | Brain and muscle arnt-like 1 |
| CBP | 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate-responsive element binding protein |
| C/EBP | CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| CREB | cAMP-responsive element binding protein |
| CRL | Cullin RING ubiquitin ligase |
| CSN | COP9 signalosome |
| DIM | 3′3-Diindolylmethane |
| DNA-PKcs | DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit |
| DOCK4 | Dedicator of cytokinesis 4 |
| DUB | Deubiquitinating enzyme |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EDL | Extensor digitorum longus |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAP1 | Endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 1 |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FABP4 | Fatty acid binding protein 4 |
| FASN | Fatty acid synthase |
| FoxP3 | Forkhead box P3 |
| FSTL1 | Follistatin-like protein 1 |
| GATA1 | GATA binding protein 1 |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| G6PC | Glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit |
| HAUSP | Herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α |
| HMGCR | HMG-CoA reductase |
| HOMA-IR | Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance |
| HOX1 | Heme oxygenase-1 |
| HSD1 | 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| IDOL | Inducible degrader of the LDLR |
| IFN | Interferon |
| IκB-α | Nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor-α |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRS1 | Insulin receptor substrate 1 |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| JAMM | JAB1/MPN/Mov34 metalloproteases |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KO | Knockout |
| KLF4 | Krüppel-like factor 4 |
| LC3B | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3B-1 |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| LDLR | LDL receptor |
| LKB1 | Liver kinase B1 |
| LncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| MAFLD | Metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated kinase |
| MAT | Methionine adenosyltransferase |
| MCDD | Methionine and choline-deficient diet |
| MCPIP | Monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein |
| MDA5 | Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 |
| Mdm2 | Murine double minute 2 |
| MINDY | Motif interacting with ubiquitin-containing novel DUB |
| miR-320 | Micro RNA-320 |
| MJD | Machado-Joseph disease protein domain protease |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| Myh | Myosin heavy chain |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAFL | Non-alcoholic fatty liver |
| NAFLD | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
| NASH | Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis |
| NICD1 | Noch1 intracellular domain 1 |
| NLRC5 | NOD-like receptor family cascade recruitment domain family domain containing 5 |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OTU | Ovarian tumor domain-containing proteases |
| PCK | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 |
| PD | Primaquine diphosphate |
| PDGF-BB | Platelet-derived growth factor-BB |
| PDK1 | 3-Phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PGC | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator |
| PI3K | Phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase |
| PiT1 | Phosphate inorganic transporter 1 |
| PKA | cAMP-dependent kinase |
| POMC | Proopiomelanocortin |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ |
| PRDX3 | Peroxiedoxin-3 |
| PSMD | 26S Proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit |
| RAC1 | RAS-related C3 botulinus toxin substrate 1 |
| RAGE | Receptor for AGEs |
| RIPK | Receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| shRNA | Short hairpin RNA |
| Sirt | Sirtuin |
| SORT | Sterol O-acetyltransferase |
| SPAG5 | Sperm-associated antigen 5 |
| SPAG-AS1 | SPAG-antisense1 |
| SRA-1 | Class A1 scavenger receptor |
| SREBP1c | Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| TAK1 | Transforming growth factor-β activated kinase 1 |
| T1DM | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| TEC | Tubular epithelial cell |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TRAF6 | Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 |
| Treg | Regulatory T-cell |
| UBA | Ubiquitin-associated domain |
| UCH | Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase |
| UIM | Ubiquitin-interacting motif |
| UPS | Ubiquitin–proteasome system |
| USP | Ubiquitin-specific protease |
| VCAM1 | Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial cell growth factor |
| VMH | Ventromedial hypothalamus |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |
| WT-1 | William tumor-1 |
| ZNF638 | Zinc finger protein 638 |
| ZnF-UBP | Zinc finger ubiquitin-specific protease domain |
| ZUFSP | Zinc finger and UFSP domain protein |