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. 2022 Feb 25;12(3):367. doi: 10.3390/biom12030367
2-HG 2-HydroxyGlutarate
5-caC 5-Carboxylcytosine
5-fC 5-Formylcytosine
5-hmC 5-HydroxymethylCytosine
5-mC 5-MethylCytosine
ACF ATP-utilizing Chromatin Assembly and Remodeling Factor
ALKBH5 α-Ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase alkB Homolog 5
AML Acute Myeloid Leukemia
APC Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Arg Arginine
ARID1A AT-Rich Interaction Domain 1A
ATG Autophagy Related
BAF BRG1/BRM Associated Factor
Bcl-2 B-Cell Lymphoma 2
BET Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain
BNIP3 BCL2 Interacting Protein 3
BPTF Bromodomain PHD Finger Transcription Factor
BRCA Breast Cancer
Brg1 Brahma-Related Gene 1
CA9 Carbonic Anhydrase 9
CCND2 Cyclin D2
CCT4 Chaperonin-Containing tailless complex polypeptide, subunit 4
CDC37 Cell Division Cycle 37
CDH1 Cadherin 1
CDH3 Cadherin 3
CDKN2A Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A
CERF CECR2-Containing Remodeling Factor
CGIs CpG Islands
CHD Chromodomain-Helicase-DNA-binding protein
CHRAC Chromatin Accessibility Complex
CML Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
COX2 Cyclooxygenase 2
CRC Colorectal Cancer
CTHRC1 Collagen Triple Helix Repeat Containing 1
DAMP Damage-associated molecular pattern
DAPK Death associated protein kinase 1
DGGR8 DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8
DLBCL Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
DMRs Differentially Methylated Regions
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNMT DNA MethylTransferases
DOT1L Disruptor of Telomeric silencing 1-Like
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
EMT Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
ER Estrogen Receptor
ERCC1 Excision Repair Cross-Complementation Group 1
ERK Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase
ERV Endogenous Retro-Viruses
ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
EZH2 Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2
FHIT Fragile Histidine Triad diadenosine triphosphatase
FTO Fat-mass and obesity associated protein
GDHO Global DNA Hypomethylation
GNAT GCN5-related N-acetyl transferases
GSTP1 Glutathione S-Transferase P1
H Histone
HAT Histone Acetyl Transferase
HATi HAT inhibitor
HCAs Heterocyclic Amines
HCC Human hepatocellular Cancer
HDAC Histone Deacetylases
HDM Histone Demethylases
HIF Hypoxia-Inducible Factor
HK2 Hexokinase 2 Enzyme
hMLH1 Human MutL Homolog 1
HMMR Hyualuronan-Mediated Motility Receptor
hMSH2 Human MutS Homolog 2
HMT Histone Methyltransferases
HNRNP Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribo-Nucleo-Proteins
HNSCC Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
hOGG1 Human 8-Oxoguanine DNA N-Glycosylase 1
HOTAIR Hox Transcript Antisense RNA
HOXA5 Homeobox A5
hOXC Human homeobox C
HRAS Harvey Rat Sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
HSP90 Heat Shock Protein 90
HSPGs Heparan Sulfate ProteoGlycans
hTERT Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
IDH1 Isocitrate Dehydrogenase NADP+1
IGF2BPs Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 mRNA-Binding Proteins
IL10 Interleukin 10
IL11 Interleukin-11
INO80 Inositol requiring 80
ISWI Imitation switch
K Lysines
KDM Lysine-Specific Demethylase
KG Ketoglutarate
KMT Lysine-specific Methyltransferase
let-7a Lethal-7a
lincRNA Large Intergenic Non-Coding RNA
LINES Long interspersed transposable elements
lncRNA Long non coding RNA
LSD Lysine-Specific Demethylases
Lys Lysine
m6A: N6 Methyladenosine
MALAT1 Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MBD Methyl Binding Protein
MBPs Methyl-CpG Binding Proteins
MCRS1 Microspherule protein 1
MDR1 Multi-Drug Resistance 1
MECP Methyl CpG binding Protein 2
MEF2 Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2
METTL Methyltransferase-Like Protein
MGMT O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase
miRNA Micro RNA
mRNAs Messenger RNAs
MTA Metastasis-Associated Gene
MTOR Mammalian Target of Rapamycin
MyoD Myogenic Activator
NCR Natural Cytotoxicity Receptor
ncRNAs Non-coding RNAs
NF-κB Nuclear Factor Kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NK Natural Killer
NoRC Nucleolar-Remodeling Complex
NSCLC Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
NuRD Nucleosome-Remodeling Deacetylase
NURF Nucleolar-Remodeling Factor
PAX2 Paired box 2
PDCD4 Programmed Cell Death 4
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
piRNA PIWI-interacting RNA
PRC2 Polycomb Repressive Complex 2
PTEN Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog
PTM Post-Transcriptional Modifications
R Arginine
RB gene Retinoblastoma gene
RB1 RB transcriptional corepressor 1
RBBP Retinoblastoma Binding Protein
RBM15 RNA-Binding Motif protein 15
RBM15B RNA-Binding Motif protein 15B
RISC RNA Induced Silencing Complex
RNA Ribonucleic Acid
ROD1 Regulator of Differentiation 1
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
rRNAs Ribosomal RNAs
RSF Remodeling and Spacing Factor
RUVBL1 RuvB Like AAA ATPase 1
RUVBL2 RuvB Like AAA ATPase 2
S Serine
SAM S-Adenosyl-Methionine
Ser Serine
SERPINE2 Serpin family E member 2
SINES Short Interspersed Transposable Elements
SIRT Sirtuin
SNF2H Sucrose Non-Fermenting 2 Homologue
SNF2L Sucrose Non-Fermenting 2 Like
sno-RNA Small Nucleolar RNA
STAT3 Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
SWI/SNF Switching defective/sucrose nonfermenting
TDG Thymine-DNA glycosylase
TE Transposable elements
TET Ten eleven translocation
TET2 TET methylcytosine dioxygenase 2
TGF-β1 Transformting growth factor beta 1
Thr Threonine
TLS Translocated in liposarcoma
TOP2A Topoisomerase II α
tRNAs Transfer RNAs
TSS Transcription Start Site
T-UCR Transcribed Ultraconcerved Regions
TUG1 Taurine-Upregulated Gene 1
Tyr: T Tyrosine
Tyr Tyrosine
UHRF1 Ubiquitin like with PHD and Ring Finger domains 1
UTR Untranslated region
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VHL Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
VIRMA Vir-like m6A Methyltransferase Associated
WNT Wingless
WRN Werner syndrome protein
WTAP Wilms Tumor 1-Associated Protein
WWOX WW Domain Containing Oxidoreductase
Xi Inactive X chromosome
XIC X Chromosome Inactivation
Xic X-Inactivation Center
XRCC1 X-Ray Repair Cross-Complementing 1
YTH YT521-B Homology
YTHDF2 YTH N6-Methyladenosine RNA binding protein 2
YY1 Yin Yang 1
ZC3H3 Zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 13