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The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin at the telomere. Any process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the physical structure of eukaryotic heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form of chromatin. The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent. The assembly of DNA, histone proteins, and other associated proteins into chromatin structure, beginning with the formation of the basic unit, the nucleosome, followed by organization of the nucleosomes into higher order structures, ultimately giving rise to a complex organization of specific domains within the nucleus. Dynamic structural changes to eukaryotic chromatin occurring throughout the cell division cycle. These changes range from the local changes necessary for transcriptional regulation to global changes necessary for chromosome segregation.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: telomeric heterochromatin formation
Acc: GO:0031509
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin at the telomere.
Synonyms:
  • telomeric heterochromatin assembly
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 0


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0031509 - telomeric heterochromatin formation (interactive image map)
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