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channel activity +   
Enables the energy-independent facilitated diffusion 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.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: channel/pore class transporter activity ;   nonselective channel activity
Broad Synonyms: pore activity
Related Synonyms: alpha-type channel activity ;   channel-forming toxin activity ;   pore class transporter activity ;   substrate-specific channel activity
Alternate IDs: GO:0015249 ;   GO:0015268 ;   GO:0022838
Xrefs: TC:1 ;   reactome:R-HSA-3779381 "H2O2 diffuses from the mitochondrial matrix to the cytosol" ;   reactome:R-HSA-8953430 "PXMP2 trimer transports glycolate from cytosol to peroxisomal matrix"
Definition Sources: GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729

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