FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

postsynaptic membrane organization

ID (Ontology)

GO:0001941 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

A process which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a postsynaptic membrane, the specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft).

Also Known As

"post-synaptic membrane organization" ; "postsynaptic membrane organisation"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
postsynaptic membrane organization (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| postsynaptic membrane organization

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cellular component organization
 |__membrane organization_____
 |__postsynapse organization__|
synapse organization          |
 |__postsynapse organization__|
                              postsynaptic membrane organization  12 rec.
                               |__AMPA glutamate receptor clustering 2 rec.
                               |   |__regulation of AMPA glutamate receptor clustering(+)
                               |__gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor clustering 1 rec.
                               |__glycine receptor clustering 1 rec.
                               |__guanylate kinase-associated protein clustering
                               |__NMDA glutamate receptor clustering
                               |__postsynaptic density protein 95 clustering
                               |   |__regulation of postsynaptic density protein 95 clustering
                               |__postsynaptic membrane assembly 5 rec.
                               |   |__neuroligin clustering involved in postsynaptic membrane assembly 1 rec.
                               |__regulation of postsynaptic membrane organization
                               |   |__negative regulation of postsynaptic membrane organization(+)
                               |   |__positive regulation of postsynaptic membrane organization(+)
                               |__skeletal muscle acetylcholine-gated channel clustering
                                   |__regulation of skeletal muscle acetylcholine-gated channel clustering(+)

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Relationships
Is a	membrane organization
Part of	postsynapse organization
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"post-synaptic membrane organization" EXACT "postsynaptic membrane organisation" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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