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Intermine data mining platform for C. elegans and related nematodes

GO Term : GO:0008142 oxysterol binding GO

Namespace  molecular_function Obsolete  false
Description  Binding to oxysterol, an oxidized form of cholesterol.

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Identifier Name Description
GO:0003674 molecular_function 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.
GO:0005488 binding The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule.
GO:0008289 lipid binding Binding to a lipid.
GO:0005496 steroid binding Binding to a steroid, any of a large group of substances that have in common a ring system based on 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene.
GO:0032934 sterol binding Binding to a sterol, a steroid containing a hydroxy group in the 3 position, closely related to cholestan-3-ol.
GO:0008142 oxysterol binding Binding to oxysterol, an oxidized form of cholesterol.

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Child Term . Identifier
is_a GO:0032934 GO:0008142
is_a GO:0008289 GO:0008142
is_a GO:0005496 GO:0008142
is_a GO:0005488 GO:0008142
is_a GO:0003674 GO:0008142
has part GO:0008142 GO:0120021

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