anchored to external side of plasma membrane

id: GO:0031362
name: anchored to external side of plasma membrane
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Tethered to the plasma membrane by a covalently attached anchor, such as a lipid group, that is embedded in the membrane, with the bulk of the gene product located on the side opposite to the side that faces the cytoplasm. When used to describe a protein, indicates that the peptide sequence does not span the membrane.

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