GO biological process ontology term - GO:0031452 - negative regulation of heterochromatin formation

Term summary

ID: GO:0031452
Name: negative regulation of heterochromatin formation
Ontology or CV name: GO biological process
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of heterochromatin formation.

Parents

is_a positive regulation of gene expression
is_a regulation of heterochromatin formation
is_a negative regulation of heterochromatin organization
negatively_regulates heterochromatin formation

Annotation

GO biological process

GO:0061188 - negative regulation of rDNA heterochromatin formation

References:

Genes:

GO:0060906 - negative regulation of regulatory ncRNA-mediated heterochromatin formation

References:

PMID:16797182

Genes:

eri1 (SPBC30B4.08)