If a deacetylase inhibitor were injected into a mouse brain, which of the following would you expect to occur?
A) A general increase in gene expression would occur.
B) A general decrease in gene expression would occur.
C) A general increase or decrease in gene expression, depending on the gene, would occur.
D) Acetyl groups would be removed from histones.
E) Methyl groups would be removed from the DNA.

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Deacetylase inhibitors prevent the removal of acetyl groups from histones, leading to a more open chromatin structure and generally increased gene expression.

If a Deacetylase Inhibitor Were Injected into a Mouse Brain