GO biological process ontology term - GO:0033214 - siderophore-iron import into cell

Term summary

ID

GO:0033214

Name

siderophore-iron import into cell

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

A process in which iron (Fe3+) is solubilized by ferric iron-specific chelators, known as siderophores is imported into the cell by transmembrane transport or endocytosis.

Parents

• is_a import into cell
• is_a siderophore-dependent iron import pathway
• is_a iron coordination entity transport

Annotation