Term Name: signaling receptor activity
Synonyms: receptor activity, receptor activity involved in signal transduction, signalling receptor activity
Definition: Receiving a signal and transmitting it in the cell to initiate a change in cell activity. A signal is a physical entity or change in state that is used to transfer information in order to trigger a response.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0038023]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: molecular transducer activity
has subtype: 4-hydroxybutyrate receptor activity advanced glycation end-product receptor activity auxin receptor activity carbon dioxide receptor activity cell adhesion receptor activity cord factor receptor activity coreceptor activity corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor activity diuretic hormone receptor activity ethylene receptor activity high molecular weight B cell growth factor receptor activity immune receptor activity leucokinin receptor activity neurotransmitter receptor activity neurotrophin receptor activity nuclear receptor activity pattern recognition receptor activity peptide receptor activity phorbol ester receptor activity photoreceptor activity protein-hormone receptor activity thrombospondin receptor activity transmembrane signaling receptor activity urokinase plasminogen activator receptor activity
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of signaling receptor activity signaling receptor inhibitor activity
positively regulated by: signaling receptor activator activity
regulated by: regulation of signaling receptor activity signaling receptor regulator activity