heme transmembrane transport

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Nameheme transmembrane transport
IDGO_0035351
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Biological process

Exact synonym

heme membrane transport

Description

The process in which heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring, is transported from one side of a membrane to the other by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.

Comment

Note that this term is not intended for use in annotating lateral movement within membranes.

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