monoatomic ion channel activity

Term ID

GO:0005216

Synonyms

• ion channel activity

Definition

Enables the facilitated diffusion of a monoatomic ion (by an energy-independent process) by passage through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel without evidence for a carrier-mediated mechanism. May be either selective (it enables passage of a specific ion only) or non-selective (it enables passage of two or more ions of same charge but different size). 0815340729

References

Ontology

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