Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

pericentric heterochromatin formation

Term ID
GO:0031508
Synonyms
  • centric heterochromatin formation
  • centromere chromatin silencing
  • centromeric heterochromatin biosynthesis
  • centromeric heterochromatin formation
  • centromeric silencing
  • chromatin silencing at centromere
  • chromatin silencing at centromere outer repeat region
  • chromatin silencing at pericentric region
  • heterochromatic silencing at centromere
  • pericentric heterochromatin assembly
Definition
The compaction of chromatin located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by methylation of histone H3K9, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription at pericentric DNA. (3)
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Ontology
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