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Term:binding
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Definition:The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
Comment:For ligands that bind to signal transducing receptors, consider the molecular function term 'receptor binding ; GO:0005102' and its children.
Synonyms:narrow_synonym: ligand
 xref_analog: Wikipedia:Binding_(molecular)
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The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
catalytic activity + 
channel regulator activity + 
chemoattractant activity 
chemorepellent activity 
D-alanyl carrier activity
electron carrier activity + 
enzyme regulator activity + 
metallochaperone activity + 
molecular transducer activity + 
morphogen activity 
nucleic acid binding transcription factor activity + 
nutrient reservoir activity 
protein binding transcription factor activity + 
protein tag 
receptor activity + 
receptor regulator activity + 
structural molecule activity + 
translation regulator activity + 
transporter activity + 
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