Any clathrin-mediated endocytosis that is involved in the uptake of a virus into a host cell. Begins by invagination of a specific region of the host cell plasma membrane around the bound virus to form a clathrin-coated pit, which then pinches off to form a clathrin-coated endocytic vesicle containing the virus.
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
clathrin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell; viral penetration via clathrin-mediated endocytosis
narrow_synonym:
viral entry into host cell via clathrin-mediated endocytosis followed by endosome lysis
related_synonym:
viral entry into host cell via clathrin-mediated endocytosis
alt_id:
GO:0075516
xref:
VZ:957 "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host"