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Term:
siderophore-dependent iron import into cell (GO:0033214)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
DNA import into cell involved in transformation 
endocytic iron import into cell +   
endocytosis +   
heme import into cell +  
heme transport +   
import across plasma membrane +   
iron ion import across plasma membrane +   
iron-sulfur cluster transmembrane transport +   
long-chain fatty acid import into cell +   
neurotransmitter uptake +   
reductive iron assimilation  
siderophore transport +   
siderophore-dependent iron import into cell +  
A process in which iron (Fe3+) is solubilized by ferric iron-specific chelators, known as siderophores, excreted by a cell; the iron-siderophore complex is then transported into the cell by specific cell surface receptors.
vitamin A import into cell  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: iron assimilation by chelation and transport
Broad Synonyms: iron chelate transport
Related Synonyms: iron assimilation by capture and transport
Alternate IDs: GO:0015688 ;   GO:0033213
Definition Sources: GOC:mah, PMID:16963626

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