plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling

Term ID

GO:0017121

Synonyms

• PL scrambling

Definition

The movement of a population of phospholipid molecules from one leaflet of the plasma membrane bilayer to the opposite leaflet, resulting in loss of lipid asymmetry and surface exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). (2)

References

Ontology

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