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GO:0005216 ion channel activity

Catalysis of facilitated diffusion of an ion (by an energy-independent process) by passage through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel without evidence for a carrier-mediated mechanism.

Term Information

ID GO:0005216
Name ion channel activity
Ontology Molecular Function
Definition Catalysis of facilitated diffusion of an ion (by an energy-independent process) by passage through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel without evidence for a carrier-mediated mechanism.
Comment

GO Slims

This term is present in the following GO Consortium-maintained GO slims:
GO slim nameCount of all terms
goslim_generic127

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR001185
INTERPRO IPR005821
INTERPRO IPR003050
INTERPRO IPR003049
INTERPRO IPR003048
INTERPRO IPR003047
INTERPRO IPR001425
INTERPRO IPR001429
INTERPRO IPR001390
INTERPRO IPR000272
INTERPRO IPR019823
INTERPRO IPR018229
INTERPRO IPR002394
INTERPRO IPR001508
INTERPRO IPR002289
INTERPRO IPR009458
INTERPRO IPR004726
INTERPRO IPR004729
INTERPRO IPR014743
INTERPRO IPR003044
INTERPRO IPR003045
INTERPRO IPR003046

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0005215 transporter activity
GO:0022857 transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0022892 substrate-specific transporter activity
GO:0022803 passive transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0015267 channel activity
GO:0022891 substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0015075 ion transmembrane transporter activity
GO:0022838 substrate-specific channel activity
GO:0005216 ion channel activity

Relationship key

Code Relationship
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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0005244 voltage-gated ion channel activity
I GO:0008381 mechanically-gated ion channel activity
I GO:0005253 anion channel activity
I GO:0005261 cation channel activity
I GO:0015276 ligand-gated ion channel activity
I GO:0010461 light-activated channel activity

Relationship key

CodeRelationship
Ppart of
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Protein Annotation

DB
ID
Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
GO Term
Reference
Evidence IMP IGI IPI IGC ISS IDA IEP IEA TAS NAS ND IC RCA ISA EXP
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