Term Name: siderophore-dependent iron import pathway
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0180060]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: iron import into cell
has subtype: native siderophore export across plasma membrane siderophore-iron import into cell