FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

vitamin A transport

ID (Ontology)

GO:0071938 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The directed movement any form of vitamin A into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore. Vitamin A is any of several retinoid derivatives of beta-carotene, primarily retinol, retinal, or retinoic acid.[ PubMed:16011460 PubMed:1924551 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
vitamin A transport (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| vitamin A transport

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

transport
 |__vitamin transport____
isoprenoid transport     |
 |__terpenoid transport__|
                         vitamin A transport  1 rec.
                          |__vitamin A import into cell

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Relationships
Is a	terpenoid transport vitamin transport
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"vitamin A uptake and transport" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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