AmiGO 2: Term Details for "signaling receptor activity" (GO:0038023)
️Gene Ontology Consortium
️Tue Nov 05 2024
Accession
GO:0038023
Name
signaling receptor activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
receptor activity involved in signal transduction, signalling receptor activity, receptor activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0019041, GO:0004872
Definition
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.
Source:
GOC:signaling,
GOC:bf