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CELL MEMBRANE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell

Example:

all cells have a cell membrane

Synonyms:

cell membrane; cytomembrane; plasma membrane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cell membrane" is a kind of...):

semipermeable membrane (a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others)

Holonyms ("cell membrane" is a part of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes MAGUK p55 subfamily member 3 protein, is involved in coupling the cytoskeleton to the cell membrane and plays a putative role in signal transduction.

(MPP3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Polymyxin B sulfate, a polypeptide produced by Bacillus polymyxa, binds to the negatively charged phospholipids in the cell membrane, thereby altering the permeability of the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane.

(Neosporin Ophthalmic, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon intramuscular injection, the polymer moiety of BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1 (BP-C1) alters the permeability of the cell membranes, which allows for increased penetration of platinum into tumor cells.

(BP-Cx1-Platinum Complex BP-C1, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase protein, plays a role in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus.

(BRAF wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An IgG murine monoclonal antibody directed against the ganglioside GD3 glycolipid, located in the cell membranes of some tumor cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody R24, NCI Thesaurus)

MCT1, a protein overexpressed on tumor cells, is responsible for the transport of monocarboxylates across the cell membrane and plays a key role in cell metabolism.

(Monocarboxylate Transporter 1 Inhibitor AZD3965, NCI Thesaurus)

A glycosphingolipid containing a sialic acid residue found in neuronal cell membranes, with potential neuroprotective and neuroregenerative activities.

(Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes 55 kDa erythrocyte membrane protein, is involved in coupling the cytoskeleton to the erythrocyte cell membrane and plays a putative role in signal transduction.

(MPP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes MAGUK p55 subfamily member 2 protein, plays a role in coupling the cytoskeleton to the cell membrane and is putatively involved in signal transduction.

(MPP2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Miltefosine targets cellular membranes, modulating cell membrane permeability, membrane lipid composition, phospholipid metabolism, and mitogenic signal transduction, resulting in cell differentiation and inhibition of cell growth.

(Miltefosine, NCI Thesaurus)