cell adhesion receptor activity

Term ID

GO:0004895

Synonyms

Definition

The binding by a cell-adhesion protein on the cell surface to an extracellular matrix component, to mediate adhesion of the cell to the external substrate or to another cell and to initiate intracellular signaling. Cell adhesion receptors include integrins and cadherins. Cell_adhesion

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO