"Heterochromatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The portion of chromosome material that remains condensed and is transcriptionally inactive during INTERPHASE.
| Descriptor ID |
D006570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.106.279.345.190.160.180.383 D12.776.664.224.466 G05.360.160.180.383
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Heterochromatin" by people in this website by year, and whether "Heterochromatin" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heterochromatin" by people in Profiles.
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The ICF syndrome protein CDCA7 harbors a unique DNA binding domain that recognizes a CpG dyad in the context of a non-B DNA. Sci Adv. 2024 Aug 23; 10(34):eadr0036.
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TET2 modulates spatial relocalization of heterochromatin in aged hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Nat Aging. 2023 Nov; 3(11):1387-1400.
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The complete sequence of a human Y chromosome. Nature. 2023 Sep; 621(7978):344-354.
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DNA polymerase zeta contributes to heterochromatin replication to prevent genome instability. EMBO J. 2021 11 02; 40(21):e104543.
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The exploration of N6-deoxyadenosine methylation in mammalian genomes. Protein Cell. 2021 10; 12(10):756-768.
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3D genomics across the tree of life reveals condensin II as a determinant of architecture type. Science. 2021 05 28; 372(6545):984-989.
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PRSS50 is a testis protease responsible for proper sperm tail formation and function. Development. 2021 04 15; 148(8).
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SIRT7 slows down stem cell aging by preserving heterochromatin: a perspective on the new discovery. Protein Cell. 2020 07; 11(7):469-471.
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A critical role of telomere chromatin compaction in ALT tumor cell growth. Nucleic Acids Res. 2020 06 19; 48(11):6019-6031.
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Positioning Heterochromatin at the Nuclear Periphery Suppresses Histone Turnover to Promote Epigenetic Inheritance. Cell. 2020 01 09; 180(1):150-164.e15.