GO biological process ontology term - GO:0017121 - plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0017121
- Name
- plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The movement of a population of phospholipid molecules from one leaflet of the plasma membrane bilayer to the opposite leaflet, resulting in loss of lipid asymmetry and surface exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE).
