Ion Channel

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014941

1. 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 signaling peptides and proteins.

2. a pore in a cell membrane, formed by an integral protein, that selectively regulates the diffusion of ions into and out of the cell. An ion channel switches between open and closed when the protein undergoes a conformational change. Ion channels are usually selective for a specific ion type (e.g., Na, or K, or Cl, or Ca)

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-014941
Field	Environment
References	NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH); NOAA Coral Reef Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014941",
  "term": "Ion Channel",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. 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 signaling peptides and proteins.\n\n2. a pore in a cell membrane, formed by an integral protein, that selectively regulates the diffusion of ions into and out of the cell. An ion channel switches between open and closed when the protein undergoes a conformational change. Ion channels are usually selective for a specific ion type (e.g., Na, or K, or Cl, or Ca)",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ion-channel/"
}

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