GO biological process ontology term - GO:0033215 - reductive iron assimilation
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0033215
- Name
- reductive iron assimilation
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- A process in which iron is solubilized by reduction from Fe3+ to Fe2+ via a cell surface reductase and subsequent transport of the iron across the membrane by iron uptake proteins.
