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. 2014 Feb 21;9(2):e89226. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089226

Table 1. Histone modification types.

Histone modification Modification type
H2A.Z Active
H3K4me1 Active
H3K4me2 Active
H3K4me3 Active
H3K9me1 Active
H3K9me2 Repressive
H3K9me3 Repressive
H3K27me1 Active
H3K27me2 Moderate
H3K27me3 Repressive
H3K36me1 Moderate
H3K36me3 Active
H3K79me1 Moderate
H3K79me2 Moderate
H3K79me3 Moderate
H3R2me1 Moderate
H3R2me2 Moderate
H4K20me1 Active
H4K20me3 Moderate
H4R3me2 Moderate
H2BK5me1 Active

Each modification is clustered into active, repressive or moderate type based on their association with active or repressed genes. Moderate marks show a dual tendency toward active and repressed genes.