GO Term : GO:0005243 gap junction channel activity GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
description  A wide pore channel activity that enables a direct cytoplasmic connection from one cell to an adjacent cell. The gap junction can pass large solutes as well as electrical signals between cells. Gap junctions consist of two gap junction hemi-channels, or connexons, one contributed by each membrane through which the gap junction passes.

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1 Ontology

Name
GO

7 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0022857 transmembrane transporter activity Enables the transfer of a substance from one side of a membrane to the other.
GO:0005215 transporter activity Enables the directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells.
GO:0003674 molecular_function Elemental activities, such as catalysis or binding, describing the actions of a gene product at the molecular level. A given gene product may exhibit one or more molecular functions.
GO:0022803 passive transmembrane transporter activity Enables the transfer of a solute from one side of the membrane to the other, down the solute's concentration gradient.
GO:0022829 wide pore channel activity Enables the transport of a solute across a membrane via a large pore, un-gated channel. Examples include gap junctions, which transport substances from one cell to another; and porins which transport substances in and out of bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts.
GO:0015267 channel activity Enables the energy-independent facilitated diffusion, mediated by passage of a solute through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel. Stereospecificity is not exhibited but this transport may be specific for a particular molecular species or class of molecules.
GO:0005243 gap junction channel activity A wide pore channel activity that enables a direct cytoplasmic connection from one cell to an adjacent cell. The gap junction can pass large solutes as well as electrical signals between cells. Gap junctions consist of two gap junction hemi-channels, or connexons, one contributed by each membrane through which the gap junction passes.

0 Protein

14 Relations

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Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0022829 GO:0005243
is_a GO:0022857 GO:0005243
is_a GO:0022803 GO:0005243
is_a GO:0005215 GO:0005243
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0005243
is_a GO:0015267 GO:0005243
part of GO:0005243 GO:0055077
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086020
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086075
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086076
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086077
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086078
is_a GO:0005243 GO:0086079
is_a GO:0005243 GO:1903763

6 Synonyms

Name Type
GO:0015285 alt_id
GO:0015286 alt_id
innexin synonym
connexin synonym
intercellular channel synonym
innexin channel activity synonym