Directly binding to a specific ion or molecule and delivering it either to an acceptor molecule or to a specific location. [ GOC:pdt GOC:molecular_function_refactoring ]
Term information
gocheck_do_not_annotate, goslim_generic, prokaryote_subset
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