Term Name: ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
Synonyms: ionotropic receptor activity, ligand-gated ion channel activity
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0015276]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ligand-gated channel activity monoatomic ion channel activity
has subtype: cyclic nucleotide-activated monoatomic ion channel activity extracellular ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity intracellularly ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity ionotropic olfactory receptor activity ionotropic taste receptor activity ligand-gated monoatomic anion channel activity ligand-gated monoatomic cation channel activity ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity involved in regulation of presynaptic membrane potential pH-gated monoatomic ion channel activity
inverse has_part: ligand-gated ion channel signaling pathway