secondary active transmembrane transporter activity

Term ID

GO:0015291

Synonyms

• active transporter
• coupled carrier
• electrochemical potential-driven transporter activity
• energizer of outer membrane receptor-mediated transport activity
• galactose/glucose (methylgalactoside) porter activity
• heavy metal ion porter activity
• ion-gradient-driven energizer activity
• multidrug endosomal transmembrane transporter activity
• nitrite/nitrate porter activity
• porter activity
• porters
• secondary carrier-type facilitators

Definition

Enables the transfer of a solute from one side of a membrane to the other, up its concentration gradient. The transporter binds the solute and undergoes a series of conformational changes. Transport works equally well in either direction and is driven by a chemiosmotic source of energy, not direct ATP coupling. Secondary active transporters include symporters and antiporters. (3)

References

• TC:2.A

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO