Term Information

Accession
GO:0022886
Name
channel-forming ionophore activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
ionophore activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Enables transport of a solute across a membrane. This kind of transporter interacts much more weakly with the solute than the carrier does. It is an aqueous pore that extends across the membrane. It may change from closed to open and back. It transports faster than a carrier. It is always passive. Source: GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0022886 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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channel-forming ionophore activity [is_a relation] is_a  channel activity (GO:0015267)

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