Term Name: plasma membrane
Synonyms: bacterial inner membrane, cell membrane, cellular membrane, cytoplasmic membrane, inner endospore membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, integral to plasma membrane, juxtamembrane, plasma membrane lipid bilayer, plasmalemma
Definition: The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005886]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cell periphery
has parts: cell body membrane cell trailing edge membrane cellular bud membrane cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane cytoproct cytostome external side of plasma membrane extrinsic component of plasma membrane growth cone membrane immunological synapse lateral plasma membrane leading edge membrane medial membrane band mesosome orthogonal array phagocytic cup plasma membrane protein complex plasma membrane proton-transporting V-type ATPase complex plasma membrane proton-transporting V-type ATPase, V0 domain plasma membrane proton-transporting V-type ATPase, V1 domain plasma membrane raft plasma membrane region plasma membrane-derived photosystem I plasma membrane-derived thylakoid lumen plasmodesmatal cytoplasmic sleeve plasmodesmatal desmotubule plasmodesmatal plasma membrane porosome tetraspanin-enriched microdomain transmembrane collagen trimer
is a type of: membrane
has subtype: apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque cornified envelope sarcolemma sperm plasma membrane
inverse has_part: cell envelope endomembrane system unencapsulated part of cell
inverse occurs_in: plasma membrane ATP synthesis coupled electron transport plasma membrane proton-transporting ATP synthase complex assembly protein transport within plasma membrane receptor clustering receptor diffusion trapping