| 1 mA | 1-methyladenine |
| 2 MeCP2 | methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 |
| 3 mA | 3-methyladenine |
| 5 mC | 5-methylcytosine |
| 6 mA | N6-methyl deoxyadenosine |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ASD | autism spectrum disorder |
| BDNF | brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CREB2 | cAMP response element binding protein 2 |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DNMT3A | DNA methyltransferase 3A |
| DNMT3B | DNA methyltransferase 3B |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| eRNAs | enhancer RNAs |
| ESC | embryonic stem cells |
| GATA3 | GATA binding protein 3 |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDACs | histone deacetylases |
| HDACIs | histone deacetylase inhibitors |
| hmC | 5-hydroxymethylcytosine |
| HMT | histone methyltransferase |
| IEGs | immediate early genes |
| KDAC | lysine deacetylase |
| KMT | histone lysine methyltransferase |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| MBPs | methyl-CpG binding proteins |
| mCH | non-CG methylation |
| MBD | methyl-binding domain |
| MBD1–5 | Methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 1 to 5 |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| NaB | sodium butyrate |
| ncRNAs | non-coding RNAs |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| PD | Parkinson’s disease |
| piRNAs | PIWI-interacting RNAs |
| pri-miRNA | hairpin-containing primary transcripts |
| RGCs | radial glial cells |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RPCs | retinal precursor cells |
| SA-gal | senescence-associated-galactosidase |
| SASP | senescence-associated secretory phenotype |
| siRNAs | small interfering RNAs |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
| SRA | SET- and RING-associated domain proteins |
| SUMO | small ubiquitin-like modifier |
| TGM2 | transglutaminase 2 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TSA | trichostatin A |
| UHRF1 | ubiquitin-like containing PHD ring finger 1 |
| UHRF1 | ubiquitin-like containing PHD ring finger 1 |
| ZBTB4 | zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 4 |
| ZBTB33 | zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 33 |
| ZBTB 38 | zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 38 |