EOG815JTD GO:0004970 151/510 ionotropic glutamate receptor activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when glutamate has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0005234 151/510 extracellular-glutamate-gated ion channel activity molecular_function "Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when extracellular glutamate has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts." [GOC:mtg_transport, ISBN:0815340729] EOG815JTD GO:0030054 151/510 cell junction cellular_component "A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix. At a cell junction, anchoring proteins extend through the plasma membrane to link cytoskeletal proteins in one cell to cytoskeletal proteins in neighboring cells or to proteins in the extracellular matrix." [GOC:mah, http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/cmb/cells/pmemb/junctions_a.html, ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0045211 149/510 postsynaptic membrane cellular_component "A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters cross the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0016021 148/510 integral component of membrane cellular_component "The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane." [GOC:dos, GOC:go_curators] EOG815JTD GO:0035235 8/510 ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway biological_process "A series of molecular signals initiated by glutamate binding to a glutamate receptor on the surface of the target cell, followed by the movement of ions through a channel in the receptor complex. Ends with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription." [GOC:signaling, ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0034220 8/510 ion transmembrane transport biological_process "A process in which an ion is transported from one side of a membrane to the other by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore." [GOC:mah] EOG815JTD GO:0015277 7/510 kainate selective glutamate receptor activity molecular_function "An ionotropic glutamate receptor activity that exhibits fast gating by glutamate, acts by opening a cation channel permeable to sodium and potassium, and for which kainate is an agonist." [GOC:mah, PMID:10049997, PMID:8804111] EOG815JTD GO:0030425 6/510 dendrite cellular_component "A neuron projection that has a short, tapering, often branched, morphology, receives and integrates signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli, and conducts a nerve impulse towards the axon or the cell body. In most neurons, the impulse is conveyed from dendrites to axon via the cell body, but in some types of unipolar neuron, the impulse does not travel via the cell body." [GOC:dos, GOC:mah, GOC:nln, ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0008328 6/510 ionotropic glutamate receptor complex cellular_component "A multimeric assembly of four or five subunits which form a structure with an extracellular N-terminus and a large loop that together form the ligand binding domain. The C-terminus is intracellular. The ionotropic glutamate receptor complex itself acts as a ligand-gated ion channel; on binding glutamate, charged ions pass through a channel in the center of the receptor complex." [http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Synaptic/info/glutamate.html] EOG815JTD GO:0035249 5/510 synaptic transmission, glutamatergic biological_process "The process of communication from a neuron to another neuron across a synapse using the neurotransmitter glutamate." [GOC:kmv] EOG815JTD GO:0005886 3/510 plasma membrane cellular_component "The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins." [ISBN:0716731363] EOG815JTD GO:0031594 3/510 neuromuscular junction cellular_component "The junction between the axon of a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. In response to the arrival of action potentials, the presynaptic button releases molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle fiber, leading to a change in post-synaptic potential." [GOC:nln] EOG815JTD GO:1900073 2/510 regulation of neuromuscular synaptic transmission biological_process "Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of neuromuscular synaptic transmission." [GOC:kmv, GOC:TermGenie] EOG815JTD GO:0045202 2/510 synapse cellular_component "The junction between a nerve fiber of one neuron and another neuron or muscle fiber or glial cell; the site of interneuronal communication. As the nerve fiber approaches the synapse it enlarges into a specialized structure, the presynaptic nerve ending, which contains mitochondria and synaptic vesicles. At the tip of the nerve ending is the presynaptic membrane; facing it, and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft) is a specialized area of membrane on the receiving cell, known as the postsynaptic membrane. In response to the arrival of nerve impulses, the presynaptic nerve ending secretes molecules of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. These diffuse across the cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG815JTD GO:0036081 2/510 extracellular ammonia-gated ion channel activity molecular_function "Enables the transmembrane transfer of an ion by a channel that opens when extracellular ammonia (NH3) has been bound by the channel complex or one of its constituent parts." [GOC:sart, PMID:19135896] EOG815JTD GO:0007274 2/510 neuromuscular synaptic transmission biological_process "The process of communication from a neuron to a muscle, across a synapse." [GOC:jl, MeSH:D009435] EOG815JTD GO:0008066 1/510 glutamate receptor activity molecular_function "Combining with glutamate and transmitting the signal from one side of the membrane to the other to initiate a change in cell activity." [GOC:ai, GOC:signaling] EOG815JTD GO:0005215 1/510 transporter activity molecular_function "Enables the directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells." [GOC:ai, GOC:dgf] EOG815JTD GO:0043179 1/510 rhythmic excitation biological_process "Any process involved in the generation of rhythmic, synchronous excitatory synaptic inputs in a neural circuit." [GOC:go_curators, ISBN:0195088433] EOG815JTD GO:0051968 1/510 positive regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic biological_process "Any process that activates, maintains or increases the frequency, rate or extent of glutamatergic synaptic transmission, the process of communication from a neuron to another neuron across a synapse using the neurotransmitter glutamate." [GOC:ai] EOG815JTD GO:0048812 1/510 neuron projection morphogenesis biological_process "The process in which the anatomical structures of a neuron projection are generated and organized. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites." [GOC:mah] EOG815JTD GO:0007268 1/510 synaptic transmission biological_process "The process of communication from a neuron to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a synapse." [GOC:jl, MeSH:D009435] EOG815JTD GO:0005509 1/510 calcium ion binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with calcium ions (Ca2+)." [GOC:ai] EOG815JTD GO:0046928 1/510 regulation of neurotransmitter secretion biological_process "Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the regulated release of a neurotransmitter from a cell." [GOC:ai] EOG815JTD GO:0097482 1/510 muscle cell postsynaptic density cellular_component "A postsynaptic density that is part of a muscle cell." [GOC:pr] EOG815JTD GO:1900075 1/510 positive regulation of neuromuscular synaptic transmission biological_process "Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of neuromuscular synaptic transmission." [GOC:kmv, GOC:TermGenie] EOG815JTD GO:0016020 1/510 membrane cellular_component "A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it." [GOC:dos, GOC:mah, ISBN:0815316194] EOG815JTD GO:0060025 1/510 regulation of synaptic activity biological_process "Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of synaptic activity, the controlled release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft and their subsequent detection by a postsynaptic cell." [GOC:dph, GOC:tb]