FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term symbiont entry into host ID (Ontology) GO:0044409 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Entry of a symbiont into the body, tissues, or cells of a host organism as part of the symbiont life cycle. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Also Known As "entry into host" ; "host invasion" ; "host penetration" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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  biological process involved in symbiotic interaction
   |__biological process involved in interaction with host
       |__symbiont entry into host  27 rec.
           |__appressorium-mediated entry into host
           |__entry into host through the stromata
           |__entry of bacterium into host cell
           |__symbiont entry into host cell 27 rec.
               |__endocytosis involved in viral entry into host cell(+)
               |__entry into host cell by a symbiont-containing vacuole
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Synonyms
  • "entry into cell of other organism during symbiotic interaction" NARROW
    "entry into cell of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction" RELATED
    "entry into host" EXACT
    "entry into host cell via penetration peg" NARROW
    "entry into host through host barriers" RELATED
    "entry into host via a specialized structure during symbiotic interaction" NARROW
    "entry into host via enzymatic degradation of host anatomical structure" NARROW
    "entry into host via enzymatic degradation of host cuticle" NARROW
    "entry into other organism during symbiotic interaction" RELATED
    "entry into other organism involved in symbiotic interaction" RELATED
    "host invasion" EXACT
    "host penetration" EXACT
    "invasion into host" EXACT
    "invasion into other organism" RELATED
    "invasion of host" EXACT
    "invasion of other organism" RELATED
    "invasive growth" RELATED
    "other organism invasion" RELATED
    "penetration into host" EXACT
    "penetration into host via a specialized structure" NARROW
    "penetration into host via a specialized structure during symbiotic interaction" NARROW
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Reactome:R-HSA-173107 "Binding and entry of HIV virion"