Dataset | GO Cellular Component Annotations |
Category | structural or functional annotations |
Type | cellular component |
Description | A transcriptionally-silent heterochromatin structure present in senescent cells. Contains the condensed chromatin of one chromosome and is enriched for histone modifications. Thought to repress expression of proliferation-promoting genes. (Gene Ontology, GO_0035985) |
External Link | http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0035985 |
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3 proteins localized to the senescence-associated heterochromatin focus cellular component from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations dataset.