G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity

Term ID

GO:0008020

Synonyms

• G protein coupled photoreceptor activity
• G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity
• photoreceptor activity, G-protein coupled

Definition

Combining with incidental electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light, and transmitting the signal across the membrane by activating an associated G-protein; promotes the exchange of GDP for GTP on the alpha subunit of a heterotrimeric G-protein complex. 0198506732

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO