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senescence-associated heterochromatin focus
Term Information
Accession
GO:0035985
Name
senescence-associated heterochromatin focus
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
SAHF, senescence-associated heterochromatin foci
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
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.
Source:PMID:15621527,
GOC:yaf,
PMID:21248468
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