| LEO1 | Left open reading frame 1 |
| ΔLEO1 | gene deletion of LEO1 |
| WT | wild type |
| PAF1C | RNA polymerase II associated factor 1 complex |
| HES1 | Hairy and Enhancer of Split-1 |
| CRISPR | Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats |
| H3K9 | histone H3 lysine 9 |
| BJ-5ta | hTERT-immortalized fibroblasts cell line |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| ChIP | Chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| FACS | Fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| ERCC | External RNA Controls Consortium |
| MTT | (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide) |
| ERK1/ERK2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| Wnt | Wingless and Int-1 |
| TSS | Transcription start site |