The assembly of chromatin characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription of rDNA. [ PMID:10219245 ]
术语信息
definition
The assembly of chromatin characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription of rDNA.
has broad synonym
heterochromatic silencing at rDNA
chromatin silencing at ribosomal DNA
rDNA chromatin silencing