Term Information

Accession
GO:0120267
Name
pellicular membrane
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
pellicle membrane, pellicular plasma membrane
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding the pellicle, a structure enclosing some parasite cells such as certain apicomplexa and Euglenozoa. These membranes are associated with an infrastructure of microtubules, microfilaments, and other organelles. Source: GOC:krc, PMID:18095354, PMID:30550896, GOC:ach, PMID:6993644, PMID:7175771
Comment
This sub-domain of the plasma membrane excludes the ciliary and ciliary pocket membranes.
History
See term history for GO:0120267 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of pellicular membrane (GO:0120267)
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pellicular membrane [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane region (GO:0098590)
pellicular membrane [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pellicle (GO:0020039)

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