Term Information

Accession
GO:0033212
Name
iron import into cell
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
iron assimilation, ferrous ion import, ferrous iron import, ferrous iron uptake
Alternate IDs
GO:0070627
Definition
The directed movement of iron ions from outside of a cell into the cytoplasmic compartment. This may occur via transport across the plasma membrane or via endocytosis. Source: Wikipedia:Human_iron_metabolism, PMID:18622392, PMID:23192658
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0033212 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of iron import into cell (GO:0033212)
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iron import into cell [is_a relation] is_a  iron ion transport (GO:0006826)
iron import into cell [is_a relation] is_a  intracellular iron ion homeostasis (GO:0006879)
iron import into cell [is_a relation] is_a  establishment of localization in cell (GO:0051649)
Children of iron import into cell (GO:0033212)
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endocytic iron import into cell (GO:0140298) [is_a relation] is_a  iron import into cell
iron ion import across plasma membrane (GO:0098711) [is_a relation] is_a  iron import into cell
siderophore-dependent iron import into cell (GO:0033214) [is_a relation] is_a  iron import into cell
reductive iron assimilation (GO:0033215) [is_a relation] is_a  iron import into cell
heme import into cell (GO:0140420) [is_a relation] is_a  iron import into cell
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