Directly binding to a specific ion or molecule and delivering it either to an acceptor molecule or to a specific location. [ GOC:molecular_function_refactoring GOC:pdt ]
Term information
- Reactome:R-HSA-1449687 (Corticosteroids bind to CBG in blood)
- Reactome:R-HSA-3159259 (MMAA:MUT binds AdoCbl)
- Reactome:R-HSA-3204318 (cob(II)alamin is transferred from MMACHC:MMADHC:cob(II)alamin to MTRR:MTR)
- Reactome:R-HSA-3149563 (MMADHC targets transport of cytosolic cob(II)alamin to mitochondria)
- Reactome:R-HSA-3149494 (MMACHC:cob(II)alamin binds MMADHC)
gocheck_do_not_annotate, goslim_generic, goslim_prokaryote_ribbon, goslim_prokaryote, goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon, goslim_plant_ribbon
Note that a carrier moves with its substrate/cargo, while a transporter does not move with the cargo, but facilitates the change in localization.
https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/14221
https://github.com/geneontology/go-ontology/issues/20848