glutamate-gated receptor activity

I. Literature review

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Nameglutamate-gated receptor activity
IDGO_0004970
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Molecular function

Exact synonym

ionotropic glutamate receptor activity

Description

Catalysis of the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when glutamate has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts.

Comment

Note that this term represents an activity and not a gene product. Consider also annotating to the molecular function terms 'glutamate-gated ion channel activity ; GO:0005234' and 'cation channel activity ; GO:0005261'.

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