Abbreviation	Explanation
5mC	5-methylcytosine
Ash1l	ASH1-like histone lysine methyltransferase
Axin2	Axis inhibition protein 2
CBP	CREB-binding protein
C/EBPα	CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha
ceRNA	Competing endogenous RNA
circRNA	Circular RNA
c-MYC	MYC proto-oncogene
CoREST	Corepressor of REST
CpG	Cytosine–phosphate–guanine
DED	Dry eye disease
DGCR8	DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8
DNMT	DNA methyltransferase
Drosha	Ribonuclease III enzyme Drosha
EDED	Evaporative dry eye disease
ELP3	Elongator acetyltransferase complex subunit 3
GCN5	General control of amino acid synthesis 5
GNG7	G protein subunit gamma 7
Gli2	GLI family zinc finger 2
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HDAC1	Histone deacetylase 1
HDAC2	Histone deacetylase 2
HDAC3	Histone deacetylase 3
HAT	Histone acetyltransferase
HBO1	Histone acetyltransferase binding to ORC1
H3K18la	Lactylation at lysine 18 (K18) on histone H3
H3K4	Histone H3 lysine 4
H3K36	Histone H3 lysine 36
H3K79	Histone H3 lysine 79
H3K9me3	Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9
H3K27me3	Trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27
H4K20	Histone H4 lysine 20
H19	Long noncoding RNA H19
HBEGF	Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
Hh	Hedgehog
HOTAIR	HOX antisense intergenic RNA
JZ	Junctional zone
JMJD2B	Jumonji domain-containing 2B histone demethylase
Kla	Lysine lactylation
KDM6A	Lysine demethylase 6A
Krt17	Keratin 17
Krox20	EGR2, Early Growth Response 2
Lgr6	Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 6
Lrig1	Leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1
MG	Meibomian gland
MGC	Meibomian gland carcinoma
MGD	Meibomian gland dysfunction
MiDAC	Mitotic deacetylase complex
miRNA	MicroRNA
MOZ	Monocytic leukemia zinc finger protein
MORF	MOZ-related factor
ncRNA	Non-coding RNA
NEAT1	Nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1
N-CoR	Nuclear receptor corepressor
NuRD	Nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase complex
PCAF	p300/CBP-associated factor
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTIP	PAX transactivation-domain interacting protein
pre-miRNA	Precursor miRNA
pri-miRNA	Long primary transcript of microRNA
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
SETD8	SET domain-containing protein 8
Sin3A	SIN3 transcription regulator family member A
Slc1a3	Solute carrier family 1 member 3
SNHG1	Small nucleolar RNA host gene 1
SNHG3	Small nucleolar RNA host gene 3
SRC-1	Steroid receptor coactivator-1
SREBP1	Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1
TAF1	TATA-box binding protein-associated factor 1
TET	Ten-eleven translocation
TIP60	Tat-interactive protein 60 kDa
tRNAs	Transfer RNAs
TUG1	Taurine upregulated gene 1
U90926	Long noncoding RNA U90926
UV	Ultraviolet
ZEB2	Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2
SG	Sebaceous gland
SGC	Sebaceous gland carcinoma