GO Term : GO:0009881 photoreceptor activity GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
description  The function of absorbing and responding to incidental electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. The response may involve a change in conformation.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

6 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0004871 signal transducer activity Conveys a signal across a cell to trigger a change in cell function or state. A signal is a physical entity or change in state that is used to transfer information in order to trigger a response.
GO:0004872 receptor activity Combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell activity.
GO:0009881 photoreceptor activity The function of absorbing and responding to incidental electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. The response may involve a change in conformation.
GO:0003674 molecular_function Elemental activities, such as catalysis or binding, describing the actions of a gene product at the molecular level. A given gene product may exhibit one or more molecular functions.
GO:0038023 signaling receptor activity Receiving a signal and transmitting the signal 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.
GO:0060089 molecular transducer activity The molecular function that accepts an input of one form and creates an output of a different form.

1 Protein

Protein Identifier
Organism . Name
Score Score Type Protein Description Alias (in v1) Code Enzyme Gene Prediction Quality
Qrob_P0291380.2 Quercus robur 99.0 egn (M=1) K12120 - phytochrome A     validated

10 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0009881 GO:0008020
is_a GO:0038023 GO:0009881
is_a GO:0004872 GO:0009881
is_a GO:0004871 GO:0009881
is_a GO:0060089 GO:0009881
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0009881
is_a GO:0009881 GO:0009882
is_a GO:0009881 GO:0009883
is_a GO:0009881 GO:0031516
is_a GO:0009881 GO:0031517

8 Synonyms

Name Type
blue-sensitive opsin synonym
red-sensitive opsin synonym
opsin synonym
long-wave-sensitive opsin synonym
green-sensitive opsin synonym
UV-sensitive opsin synonym
violet-sensitive opsin synonym
short-wave-sensitive opsin synonym