| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| ChIP-seq | Chromatin Immunoprecipitation-sequencing |
| c-SKI | Cytoplasmic-Sloan Kettering Institute |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| GCN5 | General control non-repressed protein 5 |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| ER+ | Estrogen receptor positive |
| H3 | Histone 3 |
| H4 | Histone 4 |
| H3K4 | Histone 3 lysine 4 |
| H3K9 | Histone 3 lysine 9 |
| H3K4Me3 | Histone 3 Lysine 4 tri-methylation |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HMG20 | High mobility group domain containing protein 20 |
| HMLE | human mammary epithelial cells |
| HOTAIR | HOX transcript antisense RNA |
| JARID1B | Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1B |
| LBH | Limb bud and heart development |
| LncATB | Long non-coding RNA, Activated by TGF-β |
| LncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| LSD1-CoREST | Lysine-specific demethylase 1/REST co-repressor 1 |
| MALAT | Metastasis associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript |
| MEP50 | Methylosome protein 50 |
| METTL14 | Methyltransferase like 14 |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| Nanog | Derived from Tìr nan Òg, the mythical Celtic land of youth |
| p/CAF | p300/CBP associated factor |
| PHF8 | PHD finger protein 8 |
| PRMT | Protein arginine methyltransferase |
| SETDB1 | Set domain bifurcated 1 |
| SMAD | SMA and MAD related protein |
| SMURF2 | SMAD ubiquitination regulatory factor 2 |
| SNAI1 | snail family transcriptional repressor 1 |
| SND1 | Staphylococcal nuclease domain-containing 1 |
| SnoN | SKI-related novel protein N |
| SUV39H1/2 | Suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1/2 |
| TCGA | The cancer genomic atlas |
| TET | Ten-eleven translocation |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TRIM33 | Tripartite motif-containing 33 |
| TSS | Transcription start site |
| TWIST1 | Twist family bHLH transcription factor 1 |
| TβR | TGF-β receptor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WTAP | Wilm’s tumor-1 associated protein |
| ZEB | Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox |