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GO:0005886 plasma membrane

The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.

Term Information

ID GO:0005886
Name plasma membrane
Ontology Cellular Component
Definition The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
Comment

GO Slims

This term is present in the following GO Consortium-maintained GO slims:
GO slim nameCount of all terms
goslim_candida91
goslim_generic127
goslim_plant102
goslim_yeast93

Synonyms

Type Synonym
narrow inner endospore membrane
exact cytoplasmic membrane
exact plasmalemma
broad juxtamembrane
narrow bacterial inner membrane
narrow plasma membrane lipid bilayer
exact cell membrane

Cross-references associated with this term:

Database ID
INTERPRO IPR000046
INTERPRO IPR017875
Wikipedia Cell_membrane
INTERPRO IPR014241
INTERPRO IPR018764
INTERPRO IPR014206
INTERPRO IPR000913
INTERPRO IPR001013
INTERPRO IPR019017
INTERPRO IPR017572
INTERPRO IPR014246
INTERPRO IPR014138
INTERPRO IPR017752
INTERPRO IPR014137
INTERPRO IPR017882
INTERPRO IPR001681
INTERPRO IPR020006
INTERPRO IPR017472
INTERPRO IPR013703
INTERPRO IPR018343

This term can be used instead of these obsolete terms:

GO:0005376 plasma membrane copper transporter (consider GO:0005886)
GO:0004005 plasma membrane cation-transporting ATPase (consider GO:0005886)
GO:0000039 plasma membrane long-chain fatty acid transporter (consider GO:0005886)

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GO:0005575 cellular_component
GO:0005623 cell
GO:0044464 cell part
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0005886 plasma membrane

Relationship key

Code Relationship
part of
is a
regulates
+ve regulates
-ve regulates

Child Terms

All direct descendants (child terms) available for this GO term:
I GO:0042383 sarcolemma
P GO:0044459 plasma membrane part

Relationship key

CodeRelationship
Ppart of
Iis a

Protein Annotation

DB
ID
Qualifier colocalizes_with contributes_to NOT NOT|colocalizes_with NOT|contributes_to
GO Term
Reference
Evidence IMP IGI IPI IGC ISS IDA IEP IEA TAS NAS ND IC RCA ISA EXP
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