Term Name: molecular sensor activity
Synonyms: small molecular sensor activity, small molecule sensing activity, small molecule sensor activity
Definition: Binding to a molecule and eliciting a change in the protein's activity in response to the intracellular level of that molecule.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0140299]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: molecular function regulator activity
has subtype: amino acid sensor activity carbon monoxide sensor activity DNA damage sensor activity glucose sensor activity inositol pyrophosphate sensor activity lipid sensor activity membrane curvature sensor activity metal ion sensor activity nitric oxide sensor activity osmosensor activity oxygen sensor activity peroxide sensor activity phosphorelay sensor kinase activity stalled ribosome sensor activity