GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0038024 - cargo receptor activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0038024
- Name
- cargo receptor activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Binding specifically to a substance (cargo) to deliver it to a transport vesicle. Cargo receptors span membranes (for instance the plasma membrane or the endoplasmic reticulum membrane), binding simultaneously to cargo molecules and coat adaptors, to efficiently recruit the cargo molecules to nascent vesicles.
