| Ac | acetylation |
| BC | breast cancer |
| BCSS | breast cancer-specific survival |
| BET | bromodomain and extra-terminal domain |
| BRD | bromodomain |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| ChIP | chromatin immunoprecipitation |
| DDR | DNA damage response |
| DFS | disease-free survival |
| DIA | digital image analysis |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| FDA | The Food and Drug Administration |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HDI | histone deacetylase inhibitor |
| HNC | head and neck cancer |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| ING5 | inhibitor of growth 5 |
| K | lysine |
| KAT | lysine acetyltransferase |
| LSCC | lung squamous cell carcinoma |
| Me3 | trimethylation |
| MLL1 | mixed lineage leukemia 1 |
| MFS | metastasis-free survival |
| NAD | nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OL | oral leukoplakia |
| OS | overall survival |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PCA | prostate cancer |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PTMs | post-translational modifications |
| RB | retinoblastoma |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| SIRT | sirtuin |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TIP60 | TAT-INTERACTIVE PROTEIN |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |