Insulator proteins contribute to expression of gene loci repositioned into heterochromatin in the course of Drosophila evolution
S. Y. Funikov, A. P. Rezvykh, D. A. Kulikova, E. S. Zelentsova, L. N. Chuvakova, V. I. Tyukmaeva, I. R. Arkhipova, M. B. Evgen'ev
The paper investigates how insulator proteins like BEAF-32 enable gene expression in heterochromatic regions of Drosophila genomes despite their repressive environment.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology