FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term plasma membrane ID (Ontology) GO:0005886 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.[ ISBN:0716731363 ]
Also Known As "cell membrane" ; "cellular membrane" ; "cytoplasmic membrane" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      17
Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       1
Genes (FBgn)  GO_CELLULAR_COMPONENT    1424
Genes (FBgn)  GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION       1
Genes (FBgn)  TRANSCRIPT_SUBCELLULAR_LOCALIZATION_CVTERM       2
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       5
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      12
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Relevant FlyBase reports
 Alleles Gene Groups Genes Insertions Constructs
 plasma membrane (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      17    104   1437      5     13
     colocalizes_with | plasma membrane       --       --      13       --       --
     is_active_in | plasma membrane       --       --    1085       --       --
     located_in | plasma membrane       --       --     652       --       --
     plasma membrane | adult stage       4       --       --       --       3
     plasma membrane | adult stage | chemical conditional       3       --       --       --       3
     plasma membrane | apical | embryonic stage | maternal effect       4       --       --       --       4
     plasma membrane | blastoderm stage       2       --       --       --       2
     plasma membrane | embryonic stage      13       --       --       --       9
     plasma membrane | embryonic stage 5       1       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | germline clone       1       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | germline clone | oogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | heat sensitive       1       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | maternal effect       3       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | oogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | oogenesis | conditional       2       --       --       --       2
     plasma membrane | somatic clone       7       --       --       --       --
     plasma membrane | third instar larval stage      11       --       --       --       8
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  cellular anatomical structure
   |__membrane
       |__plasma membrane  1941 rec.
           |__apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque
           |__cornified envelope
           |__sarcolemma 16 rec.
           |__sperm plasma membrane 4 rec.
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Is a membrane
Part of cell periphery
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Synonyms
  • "bacterial inner membrane" NARROW
    "cell membrane" EXACT
    "cellular membrane" EXACT
    "cytoplasmic membrane" EXACT
    "inner endospore membrane" NARROW
    "integral component of plasma membrane" NARROW
    "integral to plasma membrane" NARROW
    "juxtamembrane" BROAD
    "plasma membrane lipid bilayer" NARROW
    "plasmalemma" EXACT
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NIF_Subcellular:sao1663586795
Wikipedia:Cell_membrane