chromatin silencing
id: GO:0006342
name: chromatin silencing
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000183 | chromatin silencing at rDNA |
| GO:0006346 | methylation-dependent chromatin silencing |
| GO:0006348 | chromatin silencing at telomere |
| GO:0030466 | chromatin silencing at silent mating-type cassette |
| GO:0030702 | chromatin silencing at centromere |
| GO:0031048 | chromatin silencing by small RNA |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016458 | gene silencing |
| GO:0045814 | negative regulation of gene expression, epigenetic |
| GO:0045892 | negative regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent |
