Table 2.

Methylation.

Modification	Modifier	Histone	Role in DNA repair	Reference
K4me3	SET1	H3	Stimulates V(D) J recombination via recombination activating gene (RAG) complex	Wang et al. (2009), Stanlie et al. (2010)
K9me3	Suv3-9H1/ Suv3-9H2	H3	Interacts with HP1β, phosphorylates damage-induced HP1β, and activates TIP60	Ayoub et al. (2008), Sun et al. (2009)
K36me2	Metnase/SETMAR	H3	Accumulates NBS1 and Ku to stimulate NHEJ	De Haro et al. (2010), Beck et al. (2011)
K79me3	DOT1	H3	Recruits RAD9 in budding yeast	Bostelman et al. (2007)
K20me2	Suv4-20H1/Suv4-20H2;MMSET	H4	Recruits DDR and repair proteins	Sanders et al. (2004), Schotta et al. (2004), Pei et al. (2011)