Search Ontology:

GO: Molecular Function

sterol binding

Term ID

GO:0032934

Synonyms

sterol carrier activity

Definition

Binding to a sterol, a steroid containing a hydroxy group in the 3 position, closely related to cholestan-3-ol.

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: steroid binding

steroid binding Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: cholesterol binding ecdysone binding oxysterol binding

cholesterol binding ecdysone binding oxysterol binding Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: sterol sensor activity sterol transfer activity

sterol sensor activity sterol transfer activity Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes