extrinsic component of membrane

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. [ GOC : dos GOC : mah GOC : jl ]

Synonyms:

extrinsic to membrane

peripheral membrane protein

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Term information

Subsets

goslim_metagenomics

comment
  • Note that proteins extrinsic to membranes can be removed by treatments that do not disrupt the membrane, such as salt solutions.
has alternative id
  • GO:0030396
has obo namespace
  • cellular_component
id
  • GO:0019898