Term Information

Accession
GO:0006346
Name
DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin assembly, methylation-dependent chromatin silencing, methylation-dependent heterochromatic silencing
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Repression of transcription by methylation of DNA, leading to the formation of heterochromatin. Source: GOC:mah
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0006346 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation (GO:0006346)
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DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  DNA-methyltransferase activity (GO:0009008)
DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation [is_a relation] is_a  facultative heterochromatin formation (GO:0140718)
Children of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation (GO:0006346)
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gene silencing by RNA-directed DNA methylation (GO:0080188) [is_a relation] is_a  DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
positive regulation of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation (GO:0090309) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
negative regulation of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation (GO:0090310) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
regulation of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation (GO:0090308) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
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