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molecular_function

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Accession
GO:0003674
Name
molecular_function
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
molecular function
Alternate IDs
GO:0005554
Definition
A molecular process that can be carried out by the action of a single macromolecular machine, usually via direct physical interactions with other molecular entities. Function in this sense denotes an action, or activity, that a gene product (or a complex) performs. Source: GOC:pdt
Comment
Note that, in addition to forming the root of the molecular function ontology, this term is recommended for use for the annotation of gene products whose molecular function is unknown. When this term is used for annotation, it indicates that no information was available about the molecular function of the gene product annotated as of the date the annotation was made; the evidence code 'no data' (ND), is used to indicate this. Despite its name, this is not a type of 'function' in the sense typically defined by upper ontologies such as Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). It is instead a BFO:process carried out by a single gene product or complex.
Note that, in addition to forming the root of the molecular function ontology, this term is recommended for the annotation of gene products whose molecular function is unknown. When this term is used for annotation, it indicates that no information was available about the molecular function of the gene product annotated as of the date the annotation was made; the evidence code 'no data' (ND), is used to indicate this. Despite its name, this is not a type of 'function' in the sense typically defined by upper ontologies such as Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). It is instead a BFO:process carried out by a single gene product or complex.
History
See term history for GO:0003674 at QuickGO
Chem. react.
None
Subset
goslim_metagenomics
goslim_chembl
goslim_plant
goslim_candida
goslim_yeast
goslim_pir
Include "regulates"
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Children of molecular_function (GO:0003674)
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membrane grommet activity (GO:0180024) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
transporter activity (GO:0005215) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
binding (GO:0005488) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular template activity (GO:0140489) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular adaptor activity (GO:0060090) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
structural molecule activity (GO:0005198) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
protein-containing complex destabilizing activity (GO:0140776) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular carrier activity (GO:0140104) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
ATP-dependent activity (GO:0140657) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
small molecule sensor activity (GO:0140299) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
pore-forming activity (GO:0140911) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
electron transfer activity (GO:0009055) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
translation regulator activity (GO:0045182) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
general transcription initiation factor activity (GO:0140223) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
fusogenic activity (GO:0140522) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
protein-containing complex stabilizing activity (GO:0140777) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
antioxidant activity (GO:0016209) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
RNA folding chaperone (GO:0140691) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular transducer activity (GO:0060089) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
catalytic activity (GO:0003824) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
protein folding chaperone (GO:0044183) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
cytoskeletal motor activity (GO:0003774) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular sequestering activity (GO:0140313) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular tag activity (GO:0141047) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
regulation of molecular function (GO:0065009) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  molecular_function
membrane destabilizing activity (GO:0140912) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
nutrient reservoir activity (GO:0045735) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
membrane bending activity (GO:0180020) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
positive regulation of molecular function (GO:0044093) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  molecular_function
modulation by host of viral molecular function (GO:0044868) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  molecular_function
negative regulation of molecular function (GO:0044092) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  molecular_function
cargo receptor activity (GO:0038024) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
transcription regulator activity (GO:0140110) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
molecular function regulator activity (GO:0098772) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
toxin activity (GO:0090729) [is_a relation] is_a  molecular_function
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