metal ion binding

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• GO:0003674 molecular_function
•      GO:0005488 binding
•          GO:0043167 ion binding
•              GO:0043169 cation binding
•                  GO:0046872 metal ion binding
•                      GO:0031420 alkali metal ion binding
•                      GO:0005509 calcium ion binding
•                      GO:0032791 lead ion binding
•                      GO:0000287 magnesium ion binding
•                      GO:0046911 metal chelating activity
•                      GO:0046914 transition metal ion binding

Parents of metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

subject	relation	object
metal ion binding	is_a	cation binding (GO:0043169)
metal ion binding	is_a	binding (GO:0005488)
metal ion binding	has_input	metal cation (CHEBI:25213)

Children of metal ion binding (GO:0046872)

subject	relation	object
metal chelating activity (GO:0046911)	is_a	metal ion binding
alkali metal ion binding (GO:0031420)	is_a	metal ion binding
transition metal ion binding (GO:0046914)	is_a	metal ion binding
magnesium ion binding (GO:0000287)	is_a	metal ion binding
lead ion binding (GO:0032791)	is_a	metal ion binding
calcium ion binding (GO:0005509)	is_a	metal ion binding
transcription factor activity, metal ion regulated sequence-specific DNA binding (GO:0001199)	has_part	metal ion binding