chromatin looping

Term ID

GO:0140588

Synonyms

• chromatin folding
• chromatin loop assembly
• DNA loop extrusion
• DNA looping

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. 32213323

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO