"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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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterochromatin" by people in Profiles.
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The histone methyltransferase SETDB1 and the DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A interact directly and localize to promoters silenced in cancer cells. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jul 14; 281(28):19489-500.