senescence-associated heterochromatin focus
id: GO:0035985
name: senescence-associated heterochromatin focus
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A transcriptionally-silent heterochromatin structure present in senescent cells. Contains the condensed chromatin of one chromosome and is enriched for histone modifications. Thought to repress expression of proliferation-promoting genes.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0000792 | heterochromatin |