plasma membrane

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. cell membrane.

plasma membrane

1. See cell membrane

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasma membrane¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

From earlier research, the scientists knew that Rnf43 on its own was not sufficient to break down the Wnt receptor Frizzled, which sits in the plasma membrane.

From Science Daily

Free cholesterol is drawn into the cell's plasma membrane -- the external boundary of the cell -- by a protein called NPC1L1.

From Science Daily

Four of the compounds -- including two of the newly identified ones -- were effective at destroying the plasma membrane of this fungus, causing its cells to leak and preventing it from forming biofilms.

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The protein has an intracellular kinase enzyme domain, and an extracellular domain that protrudes into the apoplast — the compartment between a plant cell’s plasma membrane and the cell wall.

From Nature

In neuronal cells, gangliosides directly or indirectly regulate important properties of receptors and ion channels in specific regions of the plasma membrane known as microdomains, which have a distinctive lipid composition9.

From Nature