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GO:0003674
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molecular_function
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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. |
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GO:0005488
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binding
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The selective, non-covalent, often stoichiometric, interaction of a molecule with one or more specific sites on another molecule. |
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GO:0008289
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lipid binding
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Binding to a lipid. |
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GO:0042562
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hormone binding
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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. |
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GO:0005496
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steroid binding
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Binding to a steroid, any of a large group of substances that have in common a ring system based on 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene. |
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GO:1990239
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steroid hormone binding
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Binding to a steroid hormone. |
