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reductive iron assimilation
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A process in which iron is solubilized by reduction from Fe3+ to Fe2+ via a cell surface reductase and subsequent transport of the iron across the membrane by iron uptake proteins. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16963626 ]
Term info
Label
reductive iron assimilation
Synonyms
- iron assimilation by reduction and transport
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biological_process
id
GO:0033215
Term relations
Subclass of:
- iron import into cell
- has part some ferric-chelate reductase activity
- has part some iron ion transmembrane transport