Term Information

Accession
GO:0019898
Name
extrinsic component of membrane
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
extrinsic to membrane, peripheral membrane protein
Alternate IDs
GO:0030396
Definition
The component of a membrane consisting of gene products and protein complexes that are loosely bound to one of its surfaces, but not integrated into the hydrophobic region. Source: GOC:jl, GOC:mah, GOC:dos
Comment
Note that proteins extrinsic to membranes can be removed by treatments that do not disrupt the membrane, such as salt solutions.
History
See term history for GO:0019898 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_metagenomics
Feedback
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Parents of extrinsic component of membrane (GO:0019898)
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extrinsic component of membrane [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  membrane (GO:0016020)
extrinsic component of membrane [is_a relation] is_a  cellular anatomical entity (GO:0110165)
Children of extrinsic component of membrane (GO:0019898)
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extrinsic component of plasma membrane (GO:0019897) [is_a relation] is_a  extrinsic component of membrane
extrinsic component of cell outer membrane (GO:0031244) [is_a relation] is_a  extrinsic component of membrane
extrinsic component of organelle membrane (GO:0031312) [is_a relation] is_a  extrinsic component of membrane
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex (GO:0005942) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  extrinsic component of membrane
extrinsic component of thylakoid membrane (GO:0035448) [is_a relation] is_a  extrinsic component of membrane