ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity [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.

ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity

ID: GO_0015276

Class

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.

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Classification

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
ionotropic receptor activity narrow synonym bf
ligand-gated ion channel activity broad synonym

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