Category:GO:0038023 ! signaling receptor activity

name: signaling receptor activity
namespace: molecular_function
alt_id: GO:0004872
alt_id: GO:0019041
def: "Receiving a signal and transmitting it in the cell to initiate a change in cell activity. A signal is a physical entity or change in state that is used to transfer information in order to trigger a response." [GOC:bf, GOC:signaling]
subset: goslim_agr
subset: goslim_chembl
subset: goslim_drosophila
subset: goslim_flybase_ribbon
subset: goslim_metagenomics
subset: goslim_mouse
subset: goslim_pir
subset: goslim_plant
subset: goslim_plant_ribbon
synonym: "receptor activity" BROAD []
synonym: "receptor activity involved in signal transduction" EXACT [GOC:bf]
synonym: "signalling receptor activity" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0060089 ! molecular transducer activity

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0038023</GOterm>
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