| ARTs | ADP-ribose transferases |
| BRD1 | Bromodomain-containing 1 |
| DNMT | DNA methyl transferase |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of zeste homolog |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HDM | Histone demethylase |
| HMG | High-mobility group |
| HMT | Histone methyl transferase |
| HP1 | Heterochromatin-1 |
| JmjC | Jumonji-like domain C terminus |
| KDAC | Lysine demethylase |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| LSD1 | Lysine-specific histone demethylase |
| MBD | Methyl-binding domain |
| METTL | Methyltransferase like |
| RISC | RNA-induced silencing complex |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| SAM | S-adenosyl methionine |
| SUV39H1 | Suppressor ff variegation 3-9 homolog 1 |
| TF | Transcriptional factor |