"Heterochromatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The portion of chromosome material that remains condensed and is transcriptionally inactive during INTERPHASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D006570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.383 D12.776.664.224.466 G05.360.160.180.383
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterochromatin" by people in Profiles.
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Genome-wide redistribution of 24-nt siRNAs in rice gametes. Genome Res. 2020 02; 30(2):173-184.
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The pericentromeric heterochromatin of homologous chromosomes remains associated after centromere pairing dissolves in mouse spermatocyte meiosis. Chromosoma. 2019 09; 128(3):355-367.
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Altered nucleosome positioning at the transcription start site and deficient transcriptional initiation in Friedreich ataxia. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 30; 289(22):15194-202.
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Independence of repressive histone marks and chromatin compaction during senescent heterochromatic layer formation. Mol Cell. 2012 Jul 27; 47(2):203-14.
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A member of the highly conserved FWL (tomato FW2.2-like) gene family is essential for soybean nodule organogenesis. Plant J. 2010 Jun 01; 62(5):852-64.
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Epigenetic silencing in Friedreich ataxia is associated with depletion of CTCF (CCCTC-binding factor) and antisense transcription. PLoS One. 2009 Nov 19; 4(11):e7914.
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The chromatin remodelling factor dATRX is involved in heterochromatin formation. PLoS One. 2008 May 07; 3(5):e2099.
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Ribosomal chromatin organization. Biochem Cell Biol. 2006 Aug; 84(4):444-9.
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SC phocomelia syndrome, premature centromere separation, and congenital cranial nerve paralysis in two sisters, one with malignant melanoma. Am J Med Genet. 1986 Aug; 24(4):653-72.