WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0044233

GO:0044233 Name: mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  Definition: 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.
  Synonym: Exact: endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrion membrane contact site
      ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site
      mitochondria-associated ER membrane
      mitochondria-associated membrane
      mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact
    Related: MAM
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Component: GO:0032865
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0044232
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR039275
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0043226
        GO:0044232
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0032865
    GO_annotation (18)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15