Term Name: signaling receptor binding
Synonyms: receptor binding, receptor ligand, receptor-associated protein activity
Definition: Binding to one or more specific sites on a receptor molecule, a macromolecule that undergoes combination with a hormone, neurotransmitter, drug or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell function.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005102]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: protein binding
has subtype: acetylcholine receptor binding apolipoprotein receptor binding aryl hydrocarbon receptor binding benzodiazepine receptor binding CD4 receptor binding CD8 receptor binding CD70 receptor binding CD154 receptor binding cytokine receptor binding ephrin receptor binding ErbB-2 class receptor binding ErbB-3 class receptor binding ErbB-4 class receptor binding G protein-coupled receptor binding GABA receptor binding glutamate receptor binding growth factor receptor binding high molecular weight kininogen receptor binding hormone receptor binding immunoglobulin receptor binding insulin receptor binding insulin-like growth factor receptor binding integrin binding intercellular adhesion molecule-3 receptor binding leptin receptor binding lipoprotein particle receptor binding MDA-5 binding MHC protein binding natural killer cell lectin-like receptor binding netrin receptor binding neurexin family protein binding neuroligin family protein binding neuropilin binding Notch binding patched binding peroxisome proliferator activated receptor binding RAGE receptor binding receptor antagonist activity receptor ligand activity receptor serine/threonine kinase binding receptor tyrosine kinase binding receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor binding receptor-receptor interaction RIG-I binding Roundabout binding scavenger receptor binding semaphorin receptor binding sevenless binding sulfonylurea receptor binding T cell receptor binding Toll binding Toll-like receptor binding torso binding transferrin receptor binding wishful thinking binding
inverse has_part: chaperone-mediated autophagy pheromone activity protein targeting to lysosome involved in chaperone-mediated autophagy receptor-mediated virion attachment to host cell signaling receptor complex adaptor activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of receptor binding
positively regulated by: positive regulation of receptor binding
regulated by: regulation of receptor binding