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apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque

Term Information

Accession
GO:0120001
Name
apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
asymmetric unit membrane, AUM
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A scallop-shaped plaque, also referred to as an asymmetric unit membrane (AUM), found in the apical plasma membrane of urothelial superficial (umbrella) cells which form a a barrier to the passage of water and soluble toxic compounds found in urine. The plaques are thickened regions of membrane composed of uroplakin transmembrane proteins which form a crystalline array. Source: GOC:krc, PMID:21887288, PMID:21468280
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0120001 at QuickGO
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Parents of apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque (GO:0120001)
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apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane region (GO:0098590)
apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)
apical plasma membrane urothelial plaque [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane (GO:0005886)

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