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,
GOC:signaling,
GOC:bf