FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
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Term symbiont entry into host cell ID (Ontology) GO:0046718 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process by which a symbiont breaches the plasma membrane or cell envelope and enters the host cell. The process ends when the symbiont or its genome is released into the host cell.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      25
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 symbiont entry into host cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      25
     involved_in | symbiont entry into host cell      25
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 |__viral life cycle__________________________________
biological process involved in interaction with host  |
 |__symbiont entry into host__________________________|
                                                      symbiont entry into host cell  27 rec.
                                                       |__endocytosis involved in viral entry into host cell
                                                       |   |__macropinocytosis involved in viral entry into host cell
                                                       |   |__receptor-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell
                                                       |__entry into host cell by a symbiont-containing vacuole
                                                       |__lysis of host organelle involved in viral entry into host cell
                                                       |   |__endosome lysis involved in viral entry into host cell
                                                       |   |__macropinosome lysis involved in viral entry into host cell
                                                       |__receptor-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell
                                                       |   |__caveolin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell
                                                       |   |__clathrin-dependent endocytosis of virus by host cell
                                                       |__regulation of viral entry into host cell 2 rec.
                                                       |   |__positive regulation of viral entry into host cell(+) 2 rec.
                                                       |   |__regulation of fusion of virus membrane with host plasma membrane(+)
                                                       |__symbiont entry into host cell via disruption of host cell envelope
                                                       |__symbiont entry into host cell via disruption of host cell envelope lipopolysaccharide
                                                       |__symbiont entry into host cell via disruption of host cell glycocalyx
                                                       |__symbiont entry into host cell via disruption of host cell wall peptidoglycan
                                                       |__symbiont entry into host cell via permeabilization of host membrane
                                                       |   |__permeabilization of host organelle membrane involved in viral entry into host cell(+)
                                                       |   |__symbiont entry into host cell via permeabilization of endosomal membrane
                                                       |   |__symbiont entry into host cell via permeabilization of inner membrane
                                                       |__symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope
                                                       |   |__symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope, contractile tail mechanism
                                                       |   |__symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope, long flexible tail mechanism
                                                       |   |__symbiont genome ejection through host cell envelope, short tail mechanism
                                                       |__symbiont genome entry into host cell via pore formation in plasma membrane
                                                       |__virion attachment to host cell pilus
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Is a symbiont entry into host
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  • "entry of virus into host cell" NARROW
    "phage translocation" NARROW
    "viral entry into host cell" NARROW
    "viral penetration" NARROW
    "virion penetration" NARROW
    "virion penetration into host cell" NARROW
    "virus entry into host cell" NARROW
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Reactome:R-HSA-168270 "Fusion and Uncoating of the Influenza Virion"
Reactome:R-HSA-8876384 "Listeria monocytogenes entry into host cells"
VZ:936 "Virus entry"