For a herpes virus to go from a latent state to an active state, it needs to unpackage or unbundle its genes so they can be “turned on” and begin to replicate and spread. Researchers have found, if they block an enzyme called LSD1, those genes tend to stay bundled up and inactive. David Knipe, Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology, coauthored the study.
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