G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity [GO_0008020]

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.
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G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity

ID: GO_0008020

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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.

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G-protein coupled photoreceptor activity exact synonym
photoreceptor activity, G-protein coupled exact synonym bf
G protein coupled photoreceptor activity exact synonym

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