"Silent" fungus metabolism awakened for new natural products (06 May 2008) Fungi wake up to new natural products by being scrunched up in a globular form called heterochromatin. To activate... of the heterochromatin - allowing the DNA to be transcripted. To show their idea...
Scripps Research Team Reverses Friedreich's Ataxia Defect in Cell Culture (24 Aug 2006) Newly Developed Compounds Activate Silenced Gene Responsible for Debilitating Disease the histones in an inactive form called heterochromatin, and ultimately leading... inhibitor, called BML-210, did in fact reverse the heterochromatin formation...