| BRG1 | brahma-related gene-1 |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| EZH2 | enhancer of zeste homolog |
| FoxD2-AS1 | FOXD2 Adjacent Opposite Strand RNA 1 |
| GBM | glioblastoma |
| GSC | GBM stem cell |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | histone deacetylase |
| HMT | histone methyltransferase |
| KDM | lysine-specific demethylase |
| lncRNA | long Non-Coding RNAs |
| MALAT1 | metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MGMT | O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PARP1 | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 |
| PRC2 | polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| PRMTs | protein arginine methyltransferases |
| SOX2 | SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 |
| SOX2OT | SOX2 Overlapping Transcript |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| SWI/SNF | suppressor SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable |
| TMZ | temozolomide |