Term Name: ligand-gated monoatomic cation channel activity
Synonyms: ligand-gated cation channel activity
Definition: Enables the transmembrane transfer of an inorganic cation 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:0099094]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: ligand-gated monoatomic ion channel activity monoatomic cation channel activity
has subtype: acetylcholine-gated monoatomic cation-selective channel activity calcium-activated cation channel activity chloride-activated potassium channel activity extracellularly ATP-gated monoatomic cation channel activity glycine betaine-activated nonselective monoatomic cation channel activity glycine-gated cation channel activity intracellular sodium-activated potassium channel activity intracellularly cyclic nucleotide-activated monoatomic cation channel activity intracellularly phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate-gated monatomic cation channel activity inward rectifier potassium channel activity ligand-gated calcium channel activity ligand-gated sodium channel activity mitochondrial ATP-gated potassium channel activity serotonin-gated monoatomic cation channel activity