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orthogonal array

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Square array of closely spaced intramembrane particles, 4-6 nm in size, that form supramolecular aggregates found in the plasma membrane of astrocytes, skeletal muscle and epithelial cells. They have been shown to contain aquaporins (water channels). [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22718347 http://www.neurolex.org/wiki/sao1747012216 ]

Term info

Label

orthogonal array

Synonyms
  • orthogonal array of particles
database cross reference
creation date

2012-12-13T20:14:15Z

has obo namespace

cellular_component

has related synonym

square array, OAP

id

GO:1990014

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