acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity GO_0022848
acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity
ID: GO_0022848
Class
Selectively enables the transmembrane transfer of a cation by a channel that opens upon binding acetylcholine.
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
- excitatory extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
- ligand-gated monoatomic cation channel activity
- postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor activity
- transmitter-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of postsynaptic membrane potential
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| acetylcholine-gated cation-selective channel activity | broad synonym | |
| acetylcholine-gated cation channel activity | exact synonym | |
| nAChR | exact synonym | |
| acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity | exact synonym | |
| nicotinergic acetylcholine receptor activity | exact synonym | |
| nicotinic acetylcholine-activated cation-selective channel activity | exact synonym | bf |
| ionotropic acetylcholine receptor activity | exact synonym |