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"Our work reveals that the acetylation and deacetylation of MED1 act as a regulatory switch that helps cancer cells reprogram transcription in response to stress, supporting both survival and growth," Lin says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

This process, referred to as "deacetylation," allows MED1 to partner more effectively with Pol II, boosting the potential for activating protective genes.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

In new seedlings, histone methylations are present; upon cold exposure, deacetylation occurs.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

External stimuli can cause deacetylation and demethylation of the transcript.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The chemical processes that alter the genes in epigenesis – methylation and deacetylation of the packaging proteins of the genes, the histones – are fairly well understood.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2012