Molecular Function
receptor binding
re·cep·tor bind·ing
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Receptor Binding involves a temporary non-covalent, typically highly specific and high affinity, interaction through intermolecular physical forces of attraction and spatial complementarity with a diverse group of intrinsic membrane or cytoplasmic proteins that mediate the biological effects of secreted regulatory signaling molecules through modification of the activity of signal transduction pathways.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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