GO term: plasma membrane Help


Ontology: Cellular Component (GO:0005886)

Definition: The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins.

Synonyms: bacterial inner membrane; cell membrane; cytoplasmic membrane; inner endospore membrane; juxtamembrane; plasmalemma; plasma membrane lipid bilayer

Annotation Summary


This table lists the methods used to annotate genes either directly to the term plasma membrane (339 genes) or to its variants containing one or more qualifiers (2 genes). Note that some genes may have been annotated by more than one method so the numbers in the table below may not add up to the totals given here.

Annotation Method GO Term # Yeast Genes Annotated
Manually curated (download data) colocalizes_with: plasma membrane 1
NOT: plasma membrane 1
plasma membrane 235
High-throughput (download data) plasma membrane 5
Computational (download data) plasma membrane 197

Links to Additional Annotations:
Genes Annotated with this Term


Annotation details for genes that have been directly annotated to the term plasma membrane or its variants containing one or more qualifiers (NOT, contributes to, or colocalizes with).

NOT: plasma membrane
     1 gene directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
CDC25/YLR310C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2009-04-01
manually curated Tisi R, et al.  (2008) The budding yeast RasGEF Cdc25 reveals an unexpected nuclear localization. Biochim Biophys Acta 1783(12):2363-74 SGD

colocalizes_with: plasma membrane
     1 gene directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
SLI1/YGR212W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2005-05-05
manually curated Momoi M, et al.  (2004) SLI1 (YGR212W) is a major gene conferring resistance to the sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitor ISP-1, and encodes an ISP-1 N-acetyltransferase in yeast. Biochem J 381(Pt 1):321-8 SGD

plasma membrane
     339 genes directly annotated to this term
Locus Evidence Annotation Method Reference Assigned By
ADI1/YMR009W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
ADY2/YCR010C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2007-04-05
manually curated Ricicova M, et al.  (2007) Association of putative ammonium exporters Ato with detergent-resistant compartments of plasma membrane during yeast colony development: pH affects Ato1p localisation in patches. Biochim Biophys Acta 1768(5):1170-1178 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AFI1/YOR129C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2008-04-15
manually curated Wysocka M, et al.  (2003) YOR129c, a new element interacting with Cnm67p, a component of the spindle pole body of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Acta Biochim Pol 50(3):883-90 SGD
IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay,
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2008-04-15
manually curated Tsai PC, et al.  (2008) Afi1p Functions as an Arf3p Polarization-specific Docking Factor for Development of Polarity. J Biol Chem 283(24):16915-27 SGD
AGP1/YCL025C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-08-05
manually curated Regenberg B, et al.  (1999) Substrate specificity and gene expression of the amino-acid permeases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 36(6):317-28 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AGP3/YFL055W ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-10-02
manually curated Regenberg B, et al.  (1999) Substrate specificity and gene expression of the amino-acid permeases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 36(6):317-28 SGD
AIF1/YNR074C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2001-12-28
manually curated Ververidis P, et al.  (2001) A novel putative reductase (Cpd1p) and the multidrug exporter Snq2p are involved in resistance to cercosporin and other singlet oxygen-generating photosensitizers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 39(3):127-36 SGD
ALP1/YNL270C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-08-05
manually curated Regenberg B, et al.  (1999) Substrate specificity and gene expression of the amino-acid permeases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 36(6):317-28 SGD
ALR1/YOL130W IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-04-12
manually curated MacDiarmid CW and Gardner RC  (1998) Overexpression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae magnesium transport system confers resistance to aluminum ion. J Biol Chem 273(3):1727-32 SGD
ALR2/YFL050C IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2001-04-12
manually curated MacDiarmid CW and Gardner RC  (1998) Overexpression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae magnesium transport system confers resistance to aluminum ion. J Biol Chem 273(3):1727-32 SGD
APL1/YJR005W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:SL-0039
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators and UniProt curators  (2007) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping. UniProtKB
APL2/YKL135C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:SL-0039
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators and UniProt curators  (2007) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping. UniProtKB
APL3/YBL037W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:SL-0039
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators and UniProt curators  (2007) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping. UniProtKB
APS2/YJR058C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:SL-0039
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators and UniProt curators  (2007) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot Subcellular Location vocabulary mapping. UniProtKB
AQR1/YNL065W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2002-12-12
manually curated Tenreiro S, et al.  (2002) AQR1 gene (ORF YNL065w) encodes a plasma membrane transporter of the major facilitator superfamily that confers resistance to short-chain monocarboxylic acids and quinidine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 292(3):741-8 SGD
AQY1/YPR192W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2003-01-08
manually curated Laize V, et al.  (1999) Molecular and functional study of AQY1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: role of the C-terminal domain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 257(1):139-44 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AQY2/YLL052C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2003-01-08
manually curated Meyrial V, et al.  (2001) Existence of a tightly regulated water channel in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eur J Biochem 268(2):334-43 SGD
ARN1/YHL040C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2009-06-30
manually curated Kim Y, et al.  (2005) A receptor domain controls the intracellular sorting of the ferrichrome transporter, ARN1. EMBO J 24(5):952-62 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
ARN2/YHL047C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-03-14
manually curated Heymann P, et al.  (1999) Identification of a fungal triacetylfusarinine C siderophore transport gene (TAF1) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a member of the major facilitator superfamily. Biometals 12(4):301-6 SGD
ASG7/YJL170C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2002-09-16
manually curated Kim J, et al.  (2000) Localization and signaling of G(beta) subunit Ste4p are controlled by a-factor receptor and the a-specific protein Asg7p. Mol Cell Biol 20(23):8826-35 SGD
ATO2/YNR002C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2007-04-05
manually curated Ricicova M, et al.  (2007) Association of putative ammonium exporters Ato with detergent-resistant compartments of plasma membrane during yeast colony development: pH affects Ato1p localisation in patches. Biochim Biophys Acta 1768(5):1170-1178 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
ATO3/YDR384C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2003-12-28
manually curated Guaragnella N and Butow RA  (2003) ATO3 encoding a putative outward ammonium transporter is an RTG-independent retrograde responsive gene regulated by GCN4 and the Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5 amino acid sensor system. J Biol Chem 278(46):45882-7 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
ATP5/YDR298C IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:IPR000711, EBI:IPR020781
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational DDB, et al.  (2001) Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms. UniProtKB
ATR1/YML116W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2009-05-13
manually curated Kaya A, et al.  (2009) Identification of a novel system for boron transport: Atr1 is a main boron exporter in yeast. Mol Cell Biol 29(13):3665-74 SGD
IMP: Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
Assigned on 2002-07-12
manually curated Gompel-Klein P and Brendel M  (1990) Allelism of SNQ1 and ATR1, genes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae required for controlling sensitivity to 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide and aminotriazole. Curr Genet 18(1):93-6 SGD
AVO1/YOL078W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2009-01-21
manually curated Berchtold D and Walther TC  (2009) TORC2 plasma membrane localization is essential for cell viability and restricted to a distinct domain. Mol Biol Cell 20(5):1565-75 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AVO2/YMR068W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AVT7/YIL088C IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2007-04-25
manually curated Russnak R, et al.  (2001) A family of yeast proteins mediating bidirectional vacuolar amino acid transport. J Biol Chem 276(26):23849-57 SGD
AXL2/YIL140W IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
AZR1/YGR224W IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay
Assigned on 2004-01-20
manually curated Tenreiro S, et al.  (2000) Expression of the AZR1 gene (ORF YGR224w), encoding a plasma membrane transporter of the major facilitator superfamily, is required for adaptation to acetic acid and resistance to azoles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 16(16):1469-81 SGD
IEA: Inferred from Electronic Annotation
with EBI:KW-1003
Last Updated 2009-11-20
computational GOA curators  (2000) Gene Ontology annotation based on Swiss-Prot keyword mapping. UniProtKB
BAP2/YBR068C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-08-06
manually curated Regenberg B, et al.  (1999) Substrate specificity and gene expression of the amino-acid permeases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 36(6):317-28 SGD
BAP3/YDR046C ISS: Inferred from Sequence or structural Similarity
Assigned on 2002-08-06
manually curated Regenberg B, et al.  (1999) Substrate specificity and gene expression of the amino-acid permeases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Curr Genet 36(6):317-28 SGD

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