Term Name: molecular_function
Synonyms: molecular function
Definition: A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003674]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has subtype: antioxidant activity ATP-dependent activity binding cargo receptor activity catalytic activity cytoskeletal motor activity dirigent protein activity electron transfer activity fusogenic activity general transcription initiation factor activity membrane bending activity membrane destabilizing activity membrane grommet activity molecular adaptor activity molecular carrier activity molecular function regulator activity molecular sequestering activity molecular tag activity molecular template activity molecular transducer activity nutrient reservoir activity pore-forming activity protein folding chaperone protein-containing complex destabilizing activity protein-containing complex stabilizing activity RNA folding chaperone signal sequence receptor activity structural molecule activity toxin activity transcription regulator activity translation factor activity translation regulator activity transporter activity
negatively regulated by: modulation by host of viral molecular function negative regulation of molecular function
positively regulated by: positive regulation of molecular function
regulated by: regulation of molecular function