cat-3 promoter is adjacent with 5-kb AT-rich DNA sequence which forms heterochromatin.
CAT-3 levels were increased in heterochromatin defective mutants, such as dim-5KO.
H3ac levels were associated with positive transcription of cat-3 gene.
cat-3Δ5 and global heterochromatin defection synthetically regulate cat-3 expression.
The smear of CAT-3 in heterochromatin mutants might be associated with modifications.