suppression of host defenses
id: GO:0044414
name: suppression of host defenses
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process in which an organism stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of host defense(s) by active mechanisms that normally result in the shutting down of a host pathway. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0052037 | negative regulation by symbiont of host defense response |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0044413 | avoidance of host defenses |
| GO:0051833 | suppression of defenses of other organism involved in symbiotic interaction |
