WormMine: GOTerm GO:0120023 somatostatin binding GO

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GO

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GO:0033218	amide binding	Binding to an amide, any derivative of an oxoacid in which an acidic hydroxy group has been replaced by an amino or substituted amino group.
GO:0017046	peptide hormone binding	Binding to a peptide with hormonal activity in animals.
GO:0042562	hormone binding	Binding to an hormone, a naturally occurring substance secreted by specialized cells that affect the metabolism or behavior of cells possessing functional receptors for the hormone. Hormones may be produced by the same, or different, cell as express the receptor.
GO:0120023	somatostatin binding	Binding to somatostatin, a polypeptide hormone involved in regulating pancreatic alpha and pancreatic beta cells and controlling growth hormone secretion as well as many other functions. Somatostatin is produced by several cell types including pancreatic delta cells. There are several different mature forms of somatostatin.

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