5-HT	5-hydroxytryptamine
ATRX	Alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked protein
ATRXt	Truncated ATRX
c-fos	c-FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene
c-kit	c-KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase
ChIP	Chromatin immunoprecipitation
ChRO1	Chromatin reorganization 1
CSK	Cytoskeletal
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
EGS	Ethylene glycol bis(succinimidyl succinate)
FISH	Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
FL-ATRX	Full-length ATRX
GABA	γ-aminobutyric acid
Gapdh	Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
H3K9me3	Trimethylated H3-Lys9
H4K20me4	Trimethylated H4-Lys20
HDAC1	Histone deacetylase 1
HP1	Heterochromatin protein 1
ko	Knockout
LNA	Locked nucleic acids
MajSat	Major satellite
MajSat-fw	Major satellite forward
MeCP2	Methyl-CpG binding protein 2
mESC	Murine embryonic stem cell
Mxd4	Max dimerization protein 4
ncRNAs	Non-coding RNAs
NGS	Normal goat serum
PCH	Pericentric heterochromatin
PHD	Plant homeodomain
PRC2	Polycomb-repressive complex 2
qPCR	Quantitative PCR
RT-qPCR	qPCR after reverse transcription
RTT	Rett syndrome
SDK	Suv3(9)h1 and h2 double knock-out
Sin3A	Switch-independent 3A
SNF2	Sucrose Non-Fermentable 2
SUMO	Small ubiquitin-like modifier
Suv39H1-H2	Suppressor of variegation 3-9 homolog 1-2
SWI/SNF	SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable
TH	Tyrosine hydroxylase
TSS	Transcriptional start site
VRC	Vanadyl ribonucleoside complex
WT	Wild-type
Xist	X-inactive specific transcript