Ectopic assembly of heterochromatin in Drosophila [Genetics]

Ectopic assembly of heterochromatin in Drosophila [Genetics]: A persistent question in biology is how cis-acting sequence elements influence trans-acting factors and the local chromatin environment to modulate gene expression. We reported previously that the DNA transposon 1360 can enhance silencing of a reporter in a heterochromatic domain of Drosophila melanogaster. We have now generated a collection of...