FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term iron ion transport ID (Ontology) GO:0006826 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The directed movement of iron (Fe) ions into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.
Also Known As"iron transport"
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  metal ion transport
   |__transition metal ion transport
       |__iron ion transport  19 rec.
           |__iron coordination entity transport 5 rec.
           |   |__heme transport(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__iron-sulfur cluster transmembrane transport(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__siderophore transport(+)
           |   |__siderophore-iron import into cell(+)
           |__iron import into cell 6 rec.
           |   |__endocytic iron import into cell(+)
           |   |__heme import into cell(+)
           |   |__iron ion import across plasma membrane(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__siderophore-dependent iron import pathway(+)
           |__iron ion transmembrane transport 10 rec.
           |   |__heme transmembrane transport(+)
           |   |__iron import into the mitochondrion 1 rec.
           |   |__iron ion export across plasma membrane(+)
           |   |__iron ion import across cell outer membrane
           |   |__iron ion import across plasma membrane(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__iron-sulfur cluster transmembrane transport(+) 1 rec.
           |   |__regulation of iron ion transmembrane transport(+) 2 rec.
           |__lactoferrin transport
           |__regulation of iron ion transport 2 rec.
           |   |__negative regulation of iron ion transport(+)
           |   |__positive regulation of iron ion transport(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__regulation of iron ion transmembrane transport(+) 2 rec.
           |__transferrin transport
           |__xylem-to-phloem iron transport
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  • "ferric ion import" NARROW
    "ferric ion transport" NARROW
    "ferric iron import" NARROW
    "ferric iron transport" NARROW
    "ferric iron uptake" NARROW
    "ferrous ion transport" NARROW
    "ferrous iron transport" NARROW
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