Category:GO:0033214 ! siderophore-iron import into cell

name: siderophore-iron import into cell
namespace: biological_process
alt_id: GO:0015688
alt_id: GO:0033213
def: "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." [GOC:vw, PMID:16963626]
synonym: "iron assimilation by chelation and transport" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0098657 ! import into cell
is_a: GO:0180060 ! siderophore-dependent iron import pathway
is_a: GO:1901678 ! iron coordination entity transport
relationship: has_part: GO:0098711 ! iron ion import across plasma membrane

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0033214</GOterm>
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