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The assembly of chromatin into heterochromatin, a compact and highly condensed form that is often, but not always, transcriptionally silent. Any process that reduces the extent of heterochromatin formation; reduces the size of a chromosomal region converted to heterochromatin. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, extent or location of heterochromatin formation. Any process that modulates the extent or location of heterochromatin formation. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of heterochromatin formation. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of chromatin assembly or disassembly.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: negative regulation of extent of heterochromatin formation
Acc: GO:0033696
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Any process that reduces the extent of heterochromatin formation; reduces the size of a chromosomal region converted to heterochromatin.
Synonyms:
  • negative regulation of heterochromatin spreading
  • maintenance of heterochromatin boundaries
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 0


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0033696 - negative regulation of extent of heterochromatin formation (interactive image map)
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