Term Name: signal sequence receptor activity
Synonyms: leader sequence binding, protein signal sequence binding, signal sequence binding, signal sequence receptor
Definition: Binding to a signal sequence, a short stretch of amino acids found in a protein that acts as a signal for its proper localization in the cell.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005048]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: molecular_function
has subtype: chloroplast targeting sequence receptor activity ciliary targeting signal binding endoplasmic reticulum signal sequence receptor activity ER lumen protein retrieval receptor activity mitochondrion targeting sequence binding nuclear localization sequence binding peroxisome signal sequence receptor activity