Planteome: Term Details for "chromatin looping" (GO:0140588)

Accession: GO:0140588
Name: chromatin looping
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: DNA loop extrusion, chromatin loop assembly, chromatin folding, DNA looping
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A chromatin organization process that starts with the loading of an extrusion motor (by an SMC family complex) onto the chromatin, followed by chromatin extrusion that stops at loop anchoring sites on the chromosome. Source: PMID:32213323
Comment: To describe the molecular function associated with chromatin looping, consider 'chromatin extrusion motor activity'; GO:0140584.
History: See term history for GO:0140588 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to chromatin looping.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to chromatin looping.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for chromatin looping.
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