FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

alpha-ketoglutarate transmembrane transporter activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0015139 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Enables the transfer of alpha-ketoglutarate from one side of a membrane to the other. Alpha-ketoglutarate (or oxoglutarate) is a compound with important roles in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, especially in transamination reactions and as a component of the TCA cycle.[ ISBN:0198547684 ]

Also Known As

"2-oxoglutarate transporter activity"

Comment

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Annotations

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
alpha-ketoglutarate transmembrane transporter activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| alpha-ketoglutarate transmembrane transporter activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
   |__dicarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
       |__alpha-ketoglutarate transmembrane transporter activity  2 rec.
           |__alpha-ketoglutarate:proton symporter activity
           |__citrate:2-oxoglutarate antiporter activity
           |__oxoglutarate:malate antiporter activity

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Relationships
Is a	dicarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"2-oxoglutarate transporter activity" EXACT
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-372480 "2-oxoglutarate [mitochondrial matrix] + 2-oxoadipate [cytosol] <=> 2-oxoglutarate [cytosol] + 2-oxoadipate [mitochondrial matrix]"