plasma membrane

Noun

Meaning

a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell

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Synonyms

cell membrane cytomembrane cell wall cellular cytosol cellular membrane outer layer of cell archaeal wall bacterial wall biological barrier cell envelope cell membranes lipid bilayer membrane outermost membrane bilayer lipid membrane cell covering
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Hypernyms

semipermeable membrane

Examples

all cells have a cell membrane Source: Internet

Activation of the binding receptors activates PLC, which cleaves PIP 2 in the egg plasma membrane, releasing IP 3 into the egg cell cytoplasm. Source: Internet

After synthesis, hemicelluloses are transported to the plasma membrane via Golgi vesicles. Source: Internet

Besides the plasma membrane the majority of prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles as found in eukaryotes, but they may assemble proteins onto various types of inclusions such as gas vesicles and storage granules. Source: Internet

Clathrin-coated vesicles (CCVs) are found in virtually all cells and form domains of the plasma membrane termed clathrin-coated pits. Source: Internet

AP2 adaptors are multisubunit complexes that perform this function at the plasma membrane. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plasma lymphoblast precursor plasma lymphocyte plasma lymphocyte precursor plasma membrane surface plasma physics plasma protein