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Plasma membrane

Known as: Membrane, Cytoplasmic, membranes plasma, Plasma Membranes 
The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins… 
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Cholesterol interactions with phospholipids in membranes.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Water Transport Activity of the Plasma Membrane Aquaporin PM28A Is Regulated by Phosphorylation
PM28A is a major intrinsic protein of the spinach leaf plasma membrane and the major phosphoprotein. Phosphorylation of PM28A is… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A plasma membrane‐bound putative endo‐1,4‐β‐D‐glucanase is required for normal wall assembly and cell elongation in Arabidopsis
Endo‐1,4‐β‐D‐glucanases (EGases) form a large family of hydrolytic enzymes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In higher plants… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Membrane compartmentation is required for efficient T cell activation.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
A novel assay to measure loss of plasma membrane asymmetry during apoptosis of adherent cells in culture.
Early during the process of apoptosis, cells lose their phospholipid membrane asymmetry and expose phosphatidylserine (PS) at the… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Structure of influenza haemagglutinin at the pH of membrane fusion
Low pH induces a conformational change in the influenza virus haemagglutinin, which then mediates fusion of the viral and host… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Transport of lactate and other monocarboxylates across mammalian plasma membranes.
Transport of L-lactate across the plasma membrane is of considerable importance to almost all mammalian cells. In most cells a… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Endocytosis and the recycling of plasma membrane
The study of endocytosis has traditionally focused on the contents of endocytic vacuoles, i.e., extracellular fluid, dissolved… 
Review
1974
Review
1974
THE ORGANIZATION OF PROTEINS IN THE HUMAN RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANE
The elucidation of the molecular architecture of cell membranes is a central goal for cell biology, as structure lies at the… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Reconstitution of Cell Membrane Structure in vitro and its Transformation into an Excitable System
THE formation of single, stable bimolecular lipid and proteolipid1 membranes up to 10 mm.2 in area has been accomplished… 
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