Drug Target Ontology

Last uploaded: February 15, 2018
Preferred Name

Ion channel

Synonyms
Definitions

Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins whose functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of ions across the cell membrane, controlling the flow of ions across secretory and epithelial cells, and regulating cell volume. Ion channels are present in the membranes of all cells.

ID

http://www.drugtargetontology.org/dto/DTO_01300327

definition

Ion channels are pore-forming membrane proteins whose functions include establishing a resting membrane potential, shaping action potentials and other electrical signals by gating the flow of ions across the cell membrane, controlling the flow of ions across secretory and epithelial cells, and regulating cell volume. Ion channels are present in the membranes of all cells.

isDefinedBy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_channel

label

Ion channel

prefixIRI

dto:DTO_01300327

prefLabel

Ion channel

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000000001

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