ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0015276

Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when a specific ligand has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts. [ GOC:mtg_transport http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0815340729&isbn=1/ ]

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Reactome:R-HSA-622326 (Activation of highly calcium permeable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors)
Reactome:R-HSA-629595 (Activation of highly calcium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors)
Reactome:R-HSA-451311 (Activation of Ca-permeable Kainate receptors)
Reactome:R-HSA-622325 (Activation of highly sodium permeable postsynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors)
Reactome:R-HSA-451310 (Activation of Edited Kainate receptors)

has broad synonym

ligand-gated ion channel activity

has narrow synonym

ionotropic receptor activity

has obo namespace

molecular_function

GO:0015276

Term relations

Equivalent to:

ligand-gated channel activity and has primary input some monoatomic ion

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has part

ligand-gated ion channel signaling pathway

capable of

ligand-gated ion channel protein