FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term negative regulation of heterochromatin formation ID (Ontology) GO:0031452 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of heterochromatin formation.[ PubMed:16855380 ]
Also Known As "chromatin decompaction" ; "chromatin decondensation" ; "down regulation of heterochromatin formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       8
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 negative regulation of heterochromatin formation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       8
     acts_upstream_of | negative regulation of heterochromatin formation       1
     involved_in | negative regulation of heterochromatin formation       7
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regulation of gene expression
 |__positive regulation of gene expression_________________
 |__regulation of heterochromatin formation________________|
positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process  |
 |__positive regulation of gene expression_________________|
regulation of heterochromatin organization                 |
 |__regulation of heterochromatin formation________________|
 |__negative regulation of heterochromatin organization____|
negative regulation of chromatin organization              |
 |__negative regulation of heterochromatin organization____|
                                                           negative regulation of heterochromatin formation  9 rec.
                                                            |__negative regulation of DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin formation
                                                            |__negative regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation
                                                            |__negative regulation of regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation 1 rec.
                                                            |__negative regulation of silent mating-type cassette heterochromatin formation
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Is a positive regulation of gene expression
regulation of heterochromatin formation
negative regulation of heterochromatin organization
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Synonyms
  • "chromatin decompaction" EXACT
    "chromatin decondensation" EXACT[ PubMed:16855380 ]
    "down regulation of heterochromatin formation" EXACT
    "down-regulation of heterochromatin formation" EXACT
    "downregulation of heterochromatin formation" EXACT
    "inhibition of heterochromatin formation" NARROW
    "negative regulation of heterochromatin assembly" EXACT
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