Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/geneontology/id/GO:0006342
| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| skos:definition |
"Repression of transcription by altering the structure of chromatin, e.g. by conversion of large regions of DNA into an inaccessible state often called heterochromatin." [GOC:mah, PMID:10219245]
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| skos:inScheme | |
| skos:prefLabel |
chromatin silencing
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| skos:altLabel |
TGS,
chromatin-mediated maintenance of transcriptional inactivation,
chromatin-mediated silencing,
transcriptional gene silencing
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| skos:note |
Note that this process is the opposite of chromatin-mediated maintenance of transcription. This regulation is exemplified by members of the Polycomb group, which maintain the inactive state of homeotic gene transcription.
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| skos:broader | |
| skos:relatedSynonym |
heterochromatic silencing
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