ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site

id: GO:0044233
name: ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A zone of apposition between endoplasmic-reticulum and mitochondrial membranes, structured by bridging complexes. These contact sites are thought to facilitate inter-organelle calcium and phospholipid exchange.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0044232organelle membrane contact site
GO:0044432endoplasmic reticulum part
GO:0044455mitochondrial membrane part