FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity

ID (Ontology)

GO:0015174 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Enables the transfer of basic amino acids from one side of a membrane to the other. Basic amino acids have side chains with a positive charge at pH 7.3.[ ISBN:0815340729 ]

Also Known As

"basic amino acid permease 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_CELLULAR_COMPONENT
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
basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  transmembrane transporter activity
   |__amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
       |__basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity  6 rec.
           |__broad specificity neutral L-amino acid:basic L-amino acid antiporter activity
           |__high-affinity basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity 2 rec.
           |   |__high-affinity glutamine transmembrane transporter activity
           |   |__high-affinity L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity 2 rec.
           |   |__high-affinity L-histidine transmembrane transporter activity
           |   |__high-affinity lysine transmembrane transporter activity 2 rec.
           |__L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity 5 rec.
           |   |__high-affinity L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity 2 rec.
           |   |__L-lysine:L-arginine antiporter activity
           |   |__low-affinity L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity
           |__L-histidine transmembrane transporter activity 1 rec.
           |   |__high-affinity L-histidine transmembrane transporter activity
           |   |__L-histidine, sodium:proton antiporter activity
           |   |__L-histidine:histamine antiporter activity
           |__L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity 5 rec.
           |   |__high-affinity lysine transmembrane transporter activity 2 rec.
           |   |__L-lysine efflux transmembrane transporter activity
           |   |__L-lysine:L-arginine antiporter activity
           |__low-affinity basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
               |__low-affinity L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity

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Relationships
Is a	amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"basic amino acid permease activity" EXACT "basic amino acid transporter activity" BROAD "cationic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity" RELATED
Secondary IDs

External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	Reactome:R-HSA-8932851 "PQLC2 transports L-Arg,L-His,L-Lys from lysosomal lumen to cytosol" Reactome:R-HSA-8959781 "SLC25A29 transports basic amino acids from cytosol to mitochondrial matrix"