Term Name: ligand-gated channel activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Enables the transmembrane transfer of a solute by a channel that opens when a specific ligand has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0022834]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: gated channel activity
has subtype: ATP-gated ion channel activity intracellularly calcium-gated channel activity ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity monoatomic ion-gated channel activity transmitter-gated channel activity