FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

metal ion binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046872 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to a metal ion.

Also Known As

"metal binding"

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	Gene Groups	Genes
metal ion binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| metal ion binding	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  ion binding
   |__cation binding
       |__metal ion binding  1077 rec.
           |__alkali metal ion binding 6 rec.
           |   |__lithium ion binding
           |   |__potassium ion binding 6 rec.
           |   |__sodium ion binding
           |__calcium ion binding 204 rec.
           |   |__calcium ion binding involved in regulation of postsynaptic cytosolic calcium ion concentration
           |   |__calcium ion binding involved in regulation of presynaptic cytosolic calcium ion concentration
           |__lead ion binding
           |__magnesium ion binding 48 rec.
           |__metal chelating activity
           |__transition metal ion binding 741 rec.
               |__cadmium ion binding
               |__cobalt ion binding 1 rec.
               |__copper ion binding(+) 24 rec.
               |__iron ion binding(+) 159 rec.
               |__manganese ion binding 24 rec.
               |__mercury ion binding
               |__molybdenum ion binding 3 rec.
               |__nickel cation binding
               |__vanadium ion binding
               |__zinc ion binding 531 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	cation binding
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"heavy metal binding" NARROW "metal binding" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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