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The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding the leading edge of a motile cell. Any constituent part of the plasma membrane, the membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding a lamellipodium. The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. Any constituent part of a cell, the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding a ruffle. Any constituent part of a membrane, a double layer of lipid molecules that encloses all cells, and, in eukaryotes, many organelles; may be a single or double lipid bilayer; also includes associated proteins. The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding a neuron projection. The area of a motile cell closest to the direction of movement.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: leading edge membrane
Acc: GO:0031256
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The portion of the plasma membrane surrounding the leading edge of a motile cell.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 74 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0031256 - leading edge membrane (interactive image map)
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