siderophore-dependent iron import pathway

Term ID

GO:0180060

Synonyms

Definition

A process in which iron siderophores (low-molecular-weight, high-affinity iron-chelating compounds) are exported to scavenge iron and the iron-loaded siderophores imported back into the cell by transmembrane transport or endocytosis.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: iron import into cell

iron import into cell Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: native siderophore export across plasma membrane siderophore-iron import into cell

native siderophore export across plasma membrane siderophore-iron import into cell Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes