FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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Term

encapsulation of foreign target

ID (Ontology)

GO:0035010 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Events resulting in the formation of a multilayered cellular sheath surrounding an invader and thus preventing its development. This defense mechanism is often seen in insects in response to nematodes or parasitoids, which are too large to be phagocytosed by individual hemocytes. In some organisms the capsule is blackened due to melanization.[ PubMed:11846478 PubMed:12225920 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
encapsulation of foreign target (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| encapsulation of foreign target

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  immune system process
   |__immune effector process
       |__encapsulation of foreign target  41 rec.
           |__melanotic encapsulation of foreign target 32 rec.
               |__regulation of melanotic encapsulation of foreign target(+) 3 rec.

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Is a	immune effector process
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