Term Name: molecular adaptor activity
Synonyms: binding, bridging, protein complex scaffold activity, protein-containing complex scaffold activity
Definition: The binding activity of a molecule that brings together two or more molecules through a selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric interaction, permitting those molecules to function in a coordinated way.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0060090]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: molecular_function
has subtype: DNA-DNA tethering activity protein-macromolecule adaptor activity triplet codon-amino acid adaptor activity
has_part: binding
inverse has_part: cargo receptor activity