Table 1.
Summary of mechanisms of epigenetic regulation and examples of key targets within each class
Class of epigenetic regulators | Example of key targets |
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DNA methyltransferases | DNMT1, DNMT3, DNMT3a, DNMT3b |
Histone lysine methyltransferases (KMTs) | EZH1/2, SETD2, SMYD3 |
Histone lysine demethylases (KDMs) | LSD1, KDM2, KDM3A |
Histone arginine methyltransferases | PRMT1, PRMT4, PRMT6 |
Histone arginine demethylases | JMJD6 |
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) | CREBBP/EP300, CBP, CAT6B |
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) | HDAC1, HDAC3, HDAC6, HDAC7 |
Histone readers | BRD2/3/4, YEATS2 |
MicroRNA (miRNA) | Let-7, miR-200 |
Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) | MALAT1, HOTAIR |
Circular RNA (circRNA) | CDR1as, circ-FOXO3 |
Small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) | SNORA42. SNORA78 |