Postsynaptic Membrane

Component • C1167384

Definition

A specialized area of membrane facing the presynaptic membrane on the tip of the nerve ending and separated from it by a minute cleft (the synaptic cleft). Neurotransmitters across the synaptic cleft and transmit the signal to the postsynaptic membrane. [

Synonyms

Postsynaptic Membrane • post-synaptic membrane

Linked items?Related concepts, ordered by their global importance in the network.

Membrane    ERBB2 gene    PTEN gene    ERBB3 gene    GRIN2B gene    DLG4 gene    DLG1 gene    GRIN2A gene    DNM2 gene    ADORA2A gene    GRIN1 gene    F2R gene    CHRNB2 gene    ADORA1 gene    CHRNA4 gene    DTNBP1 gene    STRN gene    GABBR1 gene    CHRM3 gene    GABRG2 gene   

Related concepts

# Concept name Type Relation Support Score
1 extracellular ligand-gated ion channel activity Function Inferred Explain 0.18215
2 Synapses Other Inferred Explain 0.16474
3 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel, conserved site Domain Known Explain 0.13218
4 CHRFAM7A gene Gene Known Explain 0.12715
5 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor, A subunit Domain Known Explain 0.11925
6 Glycine receptor alpha3 Domain Known Explain 0.11413
7 Glycine receptor alpha2 Domain Known Explain 0.11373
8 Glycine receptor beta Domain Known Explain 0.11275
9 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor Domain Known Explain 0.11234
10 LRRTM2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.11126
11 Glycine receptor alpha1 Domain Known Explain 0.10793
12 Intercellular Junctions Other Inferred Explain 0.10527
13 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, N-terminal Domain Known Explain 0.10255
14 KCTD16 gene Gene Known Explain 0.09852
15 HTR3C gene Gene Known Explain 0.09760
16 PRR7 gene Gene Known Explain 0.09423
17 Rapsyn, N-terminal myristoylation and linker region Domain Known Explain 0.08933
18 ZACN gene Gene Known Explain 0.08910
19 MAGEE1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08806
20 GABRG1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08697
21 HTR3E gene Gene Known Explain 0.08659
22 KCTD8 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08588
23 GABRR3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08540
24 GRID2IP gene Gene Known Explain 0.08499
25 CLSTN2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08455
26 GLRA4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08321
27 LRRC4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08136
28 KLHL17 gene Gene Known Explain 0.08090
29 GABRP gene Gene Known Explain 0.08079
30 GLRA3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07830
31 GABRG3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07797
32 FBXO45 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07636
33 GABRQ gene Gene Known Explain 0.07620
34 GLRA2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07576
35 LRFN2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07576
36 CHRNA9 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07480
37 GABRA4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07121
38 CHRNA6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.07075
39 GRASP gene Gene Known Explain 0.06985
40 GABRA3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06958
41 NETO1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06944
42 GRID1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06781
43 GLRB gene Gene Known Explain 0.06752
44 CHRNA10 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06744
45 GRID2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06722
46 CHRNG gene Gene Known Explain 0.06713
47 GABRR2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06694
48 Post-Synaptic Density Component Inferred Explain 0.06656
49 CHRND gene Gene Known Explain 0.06618
50 GABRE gene Gene Known Explain 0.06613
51 CHRNB3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06611
52 CLSTN3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06597
53 CHRNA5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06584
54 CHRNE gene Gene Known Explain 0.06581
55 GABRD gene Gene Known Explain 0.06545
56 ANKS1B gene Gene Known Explain 0.06535
57 LRFN1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06432
58 SHC4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06357
59 CAMK2N1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06276
60 ion channel activity Function Inferred Explain 0.06254
61 DLGAP3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06208
62 CHRNA1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06208
63 FAIM2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06197
64 GABRR1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06176
65 TANC1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06146
66 CHRNA2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.06127
67 SEMA4C gene Gene Known Explain 0.06023
68 LRFN3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05976
69 GRIA2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05934
70 GRIK1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05902
71 GABRA5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05873
72 CHRNB1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05870
73 CHRNB4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05831
74 LIN7B gene Gene Known Explain 0.05739
75 DLGAP1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05734
76 synapse part Component Known Explain 0.05690
77 GRIA3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05675
78 GRIK4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05650
79 SEMA4F gene Gene Known Explain 0.05612
80 RAPSN gene Gene Known Explain 0.05547
81 GRIK2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05503
82 PCDH8 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05481
83 GABRA2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05437
84 SYNPO gene Gene Known Explain 0.05409
85 SHANK3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05352
86 HOMER2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05351
87 NLGN2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05345
88 SSPN gene Gene Known Explain 0.05342
89 GRIK3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05315
90 CPEB1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05307
91 KCTD12 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05197
92 SRCIN1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05184
93 GABRB1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05148
94 GABRA1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05141
95 GABRG2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05121
96 HTR3B gene Gene Known Explain 0.05114
97 ARC gene Gene Known Explain 0.05113
98 GRIN3B gene Gene Known Explain 0.05112
99 CHRM5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05073
100 Neurotransmitter-gated ion-channel ligand-binding Domain Inferred Explain 0.05047