GO biological process ontology term - GO:0140588 - chromatin looping
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0140588
- Name
- chromatin looping
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- A chromatin organization process that starts with the loading of an extrusion motor (by an SMC family complex) onto the chromatin, followed by chromatin extrusion that stops at loop anchoring sites on the chromosome.
