| Name | pericentric heterochromatin formation |
| ID | GO_0031508 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Alternative ID | GO:0030702, GO:1990141 |
| Exact synonym | centromere chromatin silencing, centromeric heterochromatin biosynthesis, centromeric heterochromatin formation, centromeric silencing, chromatin silencing at centromere, heterochromatic silencing at centromere, pericentric heterochromatin assembly |
| Description | The compaction of chromatin located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by methylation of histone H3K9, into heterochromatin, resulting in the repression of transcription at pericentric DNA. |
| Related synonym | centric heterochromatin formation, chromatin silencing at pericentric region |
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