| id | GO:0005892 Detailed information
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| name | nicotinic acetylcholine-gated receptor-channel complex
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| namespace | cellular_component
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| def | "A protein complex that acts as an acetylcholine receptor, and forms a transmembrane channel through which ions may pass in response to ligand binding. The complex is a homo- or heteropentamer of subunits that are members of a neurotransmitter receptor superfamily." [GOC:mah, PMID:12381728, PMID:15579462]
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| synonym | "nicotinic acetylcholine receptor" BROAD []
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| is_a | GO:0034702 ! ion channel complex
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| is_a | GO:0043235 ! receptor complex
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| is_a | GO:0044459 ! plasma membrane part
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| relationship | part_of GO:0005887 ! integral to plasma membrane
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