plasma membrane
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
Exact Synonyms
cell membrane
cellular membrane
cytoplasmic membrane
plasmalemma
Narrow Synonyms
bacterial inner membrane
inner endospore membrane
integral component of plasma membrane
integral to plasma membrane
plasma membrane lipid bilayer
Broad Synonyms
juxtamembrane
class Information
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class Relations
Subclass of
Related from
part of
- medial membrane band
- cell trailing edge membrane
- cytostome
- phagocytic cup
- plasmodesmatal plasma membrane
- plasma membrane region
- porosome
- cytoproct
- cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane
- plasmodesmatal desmotubule
- orthogonal array
- mesosome
- external side of plasma membrane
- lateral plasma membrane
- cellular bud membrane
- plasma membrane-derived thylakoid lumen
- cell body membrane
- plasma membrane protein complex
- growth cone membrane
- leading edge membrane
- tetraspanin-enriched microdomain
- extrinsic component of plasma membrane
- immunological synapse
- plasmodesmatal cytoplasmic sleeve
results in transport across
- plasma membrane pyruvate transport
- export across plasma membrane
- plasma membrane selenite transport
- plasma membrane acetate transport
- plasma membrane copper ion transport
- protein transport by the Sec complex
- proton motive force-driven plasma membrane ATP synthesis
- plasma membrane lactate transport
- import across plasma membrane
results in fusion of
adjacent to
has target end location
occurs in
results in organization of
has start location
has target start location