H3-K79 methylation plays a role in DNA repair and transcriptional activation, and the extent and biological significance of histone demethylation will surely attract great attention.

• 组蛋白H3第79位赖氨酸的甲基化与防止基因失活和DNA修复有关。与此同时，组蛋白的去甲基化也受到更为广泛的关注。