symbiont-mediated suppression of host apoptosis

Term ID

GO:0033668

Synonyms

• down regulation by organism of host apoptotic programmed cell death
• down-regulation by organism of host apoptotic programmed cell death
• downregulation by organism of host apoptotic programmed cell death
• inhibition by organism of host apoptotic programmed cell death
• negative regulation by symbiont of host apoptosis
• negative regulation by symbiont of host apoptotic process
• suppression by symbiont of host apoptotic process

Definition

A process in which a symbiont inhibits or disrupts the normal execution of host apoptosis, leading to a decrease in the frequency, rate or extent of apoptosis in the host cell. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.

References

Ontology

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