Gene ontology ID
GO:0031508
Definition
The assembly of chromatin located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription of centromeric DNA
Synonyms
1. centric heterochromatin formation
2. centromere chromatin silencing
3. centromeric heterochromatin biosynthesis
4. centromeric heterochromatin formation
5. centromeric silencing
6. chromatin silencing at centromere
7. chromatin silencing at centromere outer repeat region
8. chromatin silencing at pericentric region
9. heterochromatic silencing at centromere
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