encapsulation of foreign target
id: GO:0035010
name: encapsulation of foreign target
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0035011 | melanotic encapsulation of foreign target |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002252 | immune effector process |
