phospholipid scrambling
id: GO:0017121
name: phospholipid scrambling
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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).
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0070782 | phosphatidylserine exposure on apoptotic cell surface |
| GO:0097045 | phosphatidylserine exposure on blood platelet |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0007009 | plasma membrane organization |
| GO:0097035 | regulation of membrane lipid distribution |
