Term Information

Accession
GO:0004895
Name
cell adhesion receptor activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The binding by a cell-adhesion protein on the cell surface to an extracellular matrix component, to mediate adhesion of the cell to the external substrate or to another cell and to initiate intracellular signaling. Cell adhesion receptors include integrins and cadherins. Source: Wikipedia:Cell_adhesion, GOC:BHF-UCL
Comment
Reinstated term from obsolete.
History
See term history for GO:0004895 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of cell adhesion receptor activity (GO:0004895)
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cell adhesion receptor activity [is_a relation] is_a  signaling receptor activity (GO:0038023)
cell adhesion receptor activity [is_a relation] is_a  cell adhesion mediator activity (GO:0098631)

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