Term Name: viral penetration into host nucleus
Synonyms: viral entry into host nucleus, viral import into host nucleus
Definition: The crossing by the virus of the host nuclear membrane, either as naked viral genome or for small viruses as an intact capsid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0075732]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: intracellular transport of virus
has subtype: entry of intact viral capsid into host nucleus through nuclear pore complex entry of viral genome into host nucleus through nuclear pore complex via importin entry of viral genome into host nucleus via docking of viral capsid to the nuclear pore complex and injection of viral genome entry of viral genome into host nucleus via retainment of capsid in nuclear pore complex and release of genome into nucleoplasm