| DSB | Double-strand break |
| PTM | Posttranslational modification |
| COMPASS | Complex of Proteins Associated with Set1 |
| PAF1c | RNA polymerase II associated factor 1 complex |
| cryo-EM | Cryo-electron microscopy |
| RRE | Rme1 repressor element |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| APC/C | Anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome |
| SAGA | Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyltransferase |
| CO | Crossover |
| NCO | Non-crossover |
| RMM | Mer2-Mei4-Rec114 |
| MRX | Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 |
| SC | Synaptonemal complex |
| CE | Central element |
| LE | Lateral elements |
| SIC | Synapsis initiation complex |
| SPB | Spindle pole body |
| NDR | Nucleosome-depleted region |
| SAM | S-adenosine-methionine |
| CM | Catalytic module |
| RRM | RNA-recognition motif |
| APT | Associated with Pta1 |
| PHD | Plant homeodomain |
| DUBm | Deubiquitinating module |
| FACT | Facilitates chromatin transcription |
| CENP-A | Centromere protein A |
| TSS | Transcription start site |
| TFIID | Transcription factor II D |
| RNAPII | RNA polymerase II |
| CTD | C-terminal domain |
| HMD | Histone modification domain |
| ARM | Arginine-rich motif |
| ESC | Embryonic stem cell |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cell |
| PC | Parathyroid carcinoma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PD2 | Pancreatic differentiation 2 |