AmiGO 2: Term Details for "opsonin binding" (GO:0001846)

Accession: GO:0001846
Name: opsonin binding
Ontology: molecular_function
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Binding to an opsonin, such as a complement component or antibody, deposited on the surface of a bacteria, virus, immune complex, or other particulate material. Source: ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment: Note that an opsonin is a blood serum protein or fragment which when deposited on the surface of a bacteria, virus, immune complex, or other particulate material acts a signal for phagocytosis to cells bearing the appropriate receptors. Not all complement components or fragments and not all antibodies have opsonic properties.
History: See term history for GO:0001846 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to opsonin binding (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to opsonin binding (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for opsonin binding (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
opsonin binding	is_a	protein binding (GO:0005515)

subject	relation	object
complement component iC3b binding (GO:0001852)	is_a	opsonin binding
complement component C1q complex binding (GO:0001849)	is_a	opsonin binding
complement component C3b binding (GO:0001851)	is_a	opsonin binding
opsonin receptor activity (GO:0001847)	BFO:0000051	opsonin binding
collectin binding (GO:0001862)	is_a	opsonin binding
complement component C4b binding (GO:0001855)	is_a	opsonin binding
pentraxin binding (GO:0001864)	is_a	opsonin binding

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