ion channel activity
id: GO:0005216
name: ion channel activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0005244 | voltage-gated ion channel activity |
| GO:0005253 | anion channel activity |
| GO:0005261 | cation channel activity |
| GO:0008381 | mechanically-gated ion channel activity |
| GO:0010461 | light-activated ion channel activity |
| GO:0015276 | ligand-gated ion channel activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0015075 | ion transmembrane transporter activity |
| GO:0022838 | substrate-specific channel activity |
