photoreceptor activity
id: GO:0009881
name: photoreceptor activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The function of absorbing and responding to incidental electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. The response may involve a change in conformation.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0008020 | G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity |
| GO:0009882 | blue light photoreceptor activity |
| GO:0009883 | red or far-red light photoreceptor activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0038023 | signaling receptor activity |
