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Term Information

Accession
GO:0044233
Name
mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site, endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrion membrane contact site, mitochondria-associated ER membrane, mitochondria-associated membrane, mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact, MAM
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A zone of apposition between endoplasmic-reticulum and mitochondrial membranes, structured by bridging complexes. These contact sites are thought to facilitate inter-organelle calcium and phospholipid exchange. Source: PMID:22078959, GOC:jl, PMID:29684109, PMID:19556461, PMID:29626751
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0044233 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0044233)
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mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane [is_a relation] is_a  organelle membrane contact site (GO:0044232)
Children of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0044233)
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ERMES complex (GO:0032865) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane
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