ligand-gated ion channel signaling pathway

Term ID

GO:1990806

Synonyms

• ligand-gated ion channel signalling pathway

Definition

The series of molecular signals initiated by activation of a ligand-gated ion channel on the surface of a cell. The pathway begins with binding of an extracellular ligand to a ligand-gated ion channel and ends with a molecular function that directly regulates a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. 25869137

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO