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Term	organelle membrane contact site	ID (Ontology)	GO:0044232 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	A zone of apposition between the membranes of an organelle with another membrane, either another membrane of the same organelle, a membrane of another organelle, or the plasma membrane. Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are structured by bridging complexes. They are specialized for communication, including the efficient traffic of small molecules such as Ca2+ ions and lipids, as well as enzyme-substrate interactions.[ PubMed:16806880 ]
Also Known As	"MCS"
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Term

organelle membrane contact site

ID (Ontology)

GO:0044232 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

A zone of apposition between the membranes of an organelle with another membrane, either another membrane of the same organelle, a membrane of another organelle, or the plasma membrane. Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are structured by bridging complexes. They are specialized for communication, including the efficient traffic of small molecules such as Ca2+ ions and lipids, as well as enzyme-substrate interactions.[ PubMed:16806880 ]

Also Known As

"MCS"

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cellular_component
 |__cellular anatomical structure__
cellular anatomical structure      |
 |__organelle______________________|
                                   organelle membrane contact site  26 rec.
                                    |__endoplasmic reticulum-endosome membrane contact site 3 rec.
                                    |__endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact site 6 rec.
                                    |__endoplasmic reticulum-trans-Golgi network membrane contact site
                                    |__endoplasmic reticulum-vacuole membrane contact site
                                    |__mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site 5 rec.
                                    |   |__ERMES complex
                                    |__mitochondrial crista junction 11 rec.
                                    |__mitochondrial inner-outer membrane contact site
                                    |__nucleus-vacuole junction 1 rec.
                                    |__peroxisomal-mitochondrial contact site
                                    |__vacuole-isolation membrane contact site
                                    |__vacuole-mitochondrion membrane contact site

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Is a	cellular anatomical structure
Part of	organelle
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Synonyms
	"inter-organelle junction" NARROW "interorganelle junction" NARROW "MCS" EXACT
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cellular anatomical structure

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organelle

Synonyms & Secondary IDs

Synonyms

"inter-organelle junction" NARROW
"interorganelle junction" NARROW
"MCS" EXACT

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