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GO:0016918 retinal binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with retinal, one of the forms of vitamin A. Retinal plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates, combining with opsins to form visual pigments in the retina.

Term Information

ID GO:0016918
Name retinal binding
Ontology Molecular Function
Definition Interacting selectively and non-covalently with retinal, one of the forms of vitamin A. Retinal plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates, combining with opsins to form visual pigments in the retina.
Comment

Synonyms

Type Synonym
related UV-sensitive opsin
broad vitamin A binding
related violet-sensitive opsin
related short-wave-sensitive opsin
exact retinaldehyde binding
related red-sensitive opsin
related opsin
related blue-sensitive opsin
related green-sensitive opsin
related long-wave-sensitive opsin

This term can be used instead of these obsolete terms:

GO:0015061 red-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015060 green-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015059 blue-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015053 opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0016016 short-wave-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015064 UV-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015062 violet-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)
GO:0015063 long-wave-sensitive opsin (consider GO:0016918)

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GO:0003674 molecular_function
GO:0005488 binding
GO:0019842 vitamin binding
GO:0008289 lipid binding
GO:0019840 isoprenoid binding
GO:0005501 retinoid binding
GO:0016918 retinal binding

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Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0005502 11-cis retinal binding
I GO:0005503 all-trans retinal binding

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Protein Annotation

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Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
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