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GO:0004872 receptor activity

Combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell activity.

Term Information

ID GO:0004872
Name receptor activity
Ontology Molecular Function
Definition Combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell activity.
Comment

GO Slims

This term is present in the following GO Consortium-maintained GO slims:
GO slim nameCount of all terms
goslim_generic127
goslim_goa62
goslim_plant102

Synonyms

Type Synonym
narrow receptor guanylate cyclase activity

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR007237
INTERPRO IPR003044
INTERPRO IPR003045
INTERPRO IPR003046
INTERPRO IPR003047
INTERPRO IPR003048
INTERPRO IPR003049
INTERPRO IPR003050
INTERPRO IPR010105
INTERPRO IPR017194
INTERPRO IPR012493
INTERPRO IPR016201
INTERPRO IPR015439
INTERPRO IPR015438
INTERPRO IPR015437
INTERPRO IPR015436
INTERPRO IPR015435
INTERPRO IPR015442
INTERPRO IPR012012
INTERPRO IPR012013
INTERPRO IPR015812
INTERPRO IPR002369
INTERPRO IPR014836
INTERPRO IPR008399
INTERPRO IPR008400
INTERPRO IPR013515
INTERPRO IPR010948
INTERPRO IPR010949
INTERPRO IPR011276
INTERPRO IPR005429
INTERPRO IPR001429
INTERPRO IPR003503
INTERPRO IPR003504
INTERPRO IPR003505
INTERPRO IPR010101
INTERPRO IPR001368
INTERPRO IPR003438
INTERPRO IPR001508
INTERPRO IPR008602
INTERPRO IPR006757
INTERPRO IPR000526
INTERPRO IPR000531
INTERPRO IPR012910
INTERPRO IPR017193
INTERPRO IPR010407
INTERPRO IPR012896
INTERPRO IPR001169

This term can be used instead of these obsolete terms:

GO:0008075 receptor guanylate cyclase activity (consider GO:0004872)
GO:0030053 immunophilin (consider GO:0004872)
GO:0005045 endoplasmic reticulum receptor activity (replaced_by GO:0004872)
GO:0005050 peroxisome receptor (consider GO:0004872)
GO:0005054 peroxisome integral membrane receptor (consider GO:0004872)
GO:0015025 GPI-anchored membrane-bound receptor (consider GO:0004872)

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0060089 molecular transducer activity
GO:0004871 signal transducer activity
GO:0004872 receptor activity

Relationship key

Code Relationship
part of
is a
regulates
+ve regulates
-ve regulates

Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0001618 viral receptor activity
I GO:0043404 corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor activity
I GO:0016931 vasopressin activated calcium mobilizing receptor activity
I GO:0030377 U-plasminogen activator receptor activity
I GO:0001653 peptide receptor activity
I GO:0009881 photoreceptor activity
I GO:0016964 alpha-2 macroglobulin receptor activity
I GO:0008329 pattern recognition receptor activity
I GO:0015026 coreceptor activity
I GO:0019041 viral antireceptor activity
I GO:0001565 phorbol ester receptor activity
I GO:0030226 apolipoprotein receptor activity
I GO:0030594 neurotransmitter receptor activity
I GO:0008036 diuretic hormone receptor activity
I GO:0008095 inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor activity
I GO:0008196 vitellogenin receptor activity
I GO:0004874 aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity
I GO:0004879 ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity
I GO:0004888 transmembrane receptor activity
I GO:0030373 high molecular weight B cell growth factor receptor activity
I GO:0042071 leucokinin receptor activity
I GO:0005030 neurotrophin receptor activity
I GO:0050785 advanced glycation end-product receptor activity
I GO:0070053 thrombospondin receptor activity

Relationship key

CodeRelationship
Ppart of
Iis a

Protein Annotation

DB
ID
Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
GO Term
Reference
Evidence IMP IGI IPI IGC ISS IDA IEP IEA TAS NAS ND IC RCA ISA EXP
With
Taxonomy
From
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Co-occurring Terms

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