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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. transport proteins
  6. ion channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. transport proteins
  6. ion channels
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. binding proteins
  5. transport proteins
  6. ion channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. binding proteins
  5. transport proteins
  6. ion channels
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. membrane glycoproteins
  6. ion channels
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. membrane glycoproteins
  6. ion channels

Preferred term

ion channels

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Gated, ion-selective glycoproteins that traverse membranes. The stimulus for ion channel gating can be due to a variety of stimuli such as ligands, a transmembrane potential difference, mechanical deformation or through intracellular signalling peptides and proteins.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

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