senescence-associated heterochromatin focus (Q14906999)
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
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aliases GO:0035985
 senescence-associated heterochromatin foci
 SAHF
description 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

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(P686) GO:0035985
(P2892) C3271467