binding_site (CURRENT_RELEASE) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000409 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A biological_region of sequence that, in the molecule, interacts selectively and non-covalently with other molecules. A region on the surface of a molecule that may interact with another molecule. When applied to polypeptides: Amino acids involved in binding or interactions. It can also apply to an amino acid bond which is represented by the positions of the two flanking amino acids. |
| Synonyms: | site, binding site, binding_or_interaction_site, INSDC_feature:misc_binding, BS:00033 |
| DB Xrefs: | EBIBS: GAR |
| SO: ke | |
| Parent: | biological_region (SO:0001411) |
| Children: | protein_binding_site (SO:0000410) |
| metal_binding_site (SO:0001656) | |
| ligand_binding_site (SO:0001657) | |
| homologous_chromosome_recognition_and_pairing_locus (SO:0002233) | |
| epitope (SO:0001018) | |
| nucleotide_binding_site (SO:0001655) | |
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