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Table 1 Histone modifications with their function and location

From: Histone modifications and DNA methylation act cooperatively in regulating symbiosis genes in the sea anemone Aiptasia

Histone modifications

Function

Location

H3K4me3

Activation

Promoters, bivalent domains

H3K36me3

Activation

Gene body

H3K9ac

Activation

Enhancers, promoters

H3K27ac

Activation

Enhancers, promoters

H3K27me3

Repression

Promoters in gene-rich regions, bivalent domains