GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0046915 - transition metal ion transmembrane transporter activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0046915
- Name
- transition metal ion transmembrane transporter activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Enables the transfer of transition metal ions from one side of a membrane to the other. A transition metal is an element whose atom has an incomplete d-subshell of extranuclear electrons, or which gives rise to a cation or cations with an incomplete d-subshell. Transition metals often have more than one valency state. Biologically relevant transition metals include vanadium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, molybdenum and silver.
