Planteome: Term Details for "photoreceptor activity" (GO:0009881)

Accession: GO:0009881
Name: photoreceptor activity
Ontology: molecular_function
Synonyms: UV-sensitive opsin, blue-sensitive opsin, green-sensitive opsin, long-wave-sensitive opsin, opsin, red-sensitive opsin, short-wave-sensitive opsin, violet-sensitive opsin
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The function of absorbing and responding to incidental electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. The response may involve a change in conformation. Source: GOC:go_curators, GOC:ai
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0009881 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to photoreceptor activity.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to photoreceptor activity.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for photoreceptor activity.
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subject	relation	object
photoreceptor activity	is_a	signaling receptor activity (GO:0038023)

subject	relation	object
blue light photoreceptor activity (GO:0009882)	is_a	photoreceptor activity
G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity (GO:0008020)	is_a	photoreceptor activity
red or far-red light photoreceptor activity (GO:0009883)	is_a	photoreceptor activity

photoreceptor activity