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. 2014 Jan 28;9(1):e86957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086957

Table 1. Genome wide changes of histone H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 marks from 1 to 4 wk kidney and lung.

Histone Marks at 4 wk
Kidney H3K4me3 H3K27me3 Bivalent Negative for both Total
Histone Marks at 1 wk H3K4me3 7759 49 84 228 8120
H3K27me3 65 2109 89 193 2399
Bivalent 190 131 303 8 632
Negative for both 677 437 14 9400 10528
Histone Marks at 4 wk
Lung H3K4me3 H3K27me3 Bivalent Negative for both Total
Histone Marks at 1 wk H3K4me3 6995 61 155 696 7907
H3K27me3 10 2203 57 108 2378
Bivalent 66 158 376 12 612
Negative for both 241 467 14 10060 10782

Genes were categorized by their histone marks at 1- and 4-wk of age. The vast majority of genes retained their histone marks with age except for bivalent genes, of which only 50–60% remained bivalent from 1-wk to 4-wk.