| 5caC | 5-carboxy-methyl cytosine |
| 5fmC | 5-formyl-methyl cytosine |
| 5hmC | 5-hydroxy-methyl cytosine |
| 5hmU | 5-hydroxymethyl-uracyl |
| 5mC | 5-methylcytosine |
| ARID1A | AT-Rich Interaction Domain 1A |
| ARID1B | AT-Rich Interaction Domain 1B |
| AID | activation induced cytidine deaminase |
| APOBEC | apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme |
| BER | base excision repair complex |
| coREST | REST corepressor 1 |
| CpG | cysteine and guanin rich region |
| CXXC | CXXC-type zinc finger protein |
| CYP1A1 | cytochrome P450 |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| DNMT3a | DNA methyltransferase 3a |
| DNMT3B | DNA methyltransferase 3b |
| DNMT3l | DNA methyltransferase 3l |
| E2 | 17β -estradiol |
| EET | epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) |
| Ephx2 | epoxide hydrolase 2 gene |
| ERE | estrogen responsive elements |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½ |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERβ | estrogen receptor β |
| ERα | estrogen receptor α |
| EZH2 | zeste homolog 2 |
| H3 | histone 3 |
| H3K4 | histone 3 lysine 4 |
| H3K27 | histone 3 lysine 27 |
| H3K36 | histone 3 lysine 36 |
| HDAC1 | histone deacetylase |
| IFI27 | interferon α inducible protein 27 |
| LCN2 | lipocalin 2 gene |
| MLL1-3 | mixed lineage leukemia genes 1-3 |
| MTA1-3 | metastasis associated factors 1-3 |
| NRIP1 | nuclear receptor interacting protein |
| NurD | nucleosome remodeling deacetylase |
| OCT4 | octamer binding transcription factor |
| p300 | E1A Binding Protein 300 |
| PgR | progesterone receptor |
| PRC2 | polycomb complex 2 |
| REA | repressor of estrogen activity |
| RSK4 | ribosomal protein kinase |
| SAM | S-adenyl methionine |
| SOX2 | sex determining region Y |
| SRC | steroid receptor coactivator |
| TDG | thymine DNA glycosylase |
| TET | ten-eleven translocation enzyme |
| TRPS1 | transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1 |