Cellular component
Postsynaptic density
| Definition | The postsynaptic membrane contains a high concentration of glutamate receptors, associated signaling proteins, and cytoskeletal elements, all assembled by a variety of scaffold proteins into an organized structure called the postsynaptic density (PSD). A complex machine made of hundreds of distinct proteins, the PSD dynamically changes its structure and composition during development and in response to synaptic activity. |
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| Synonyms |
PSD
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| Category | › Cellular component
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| GO | › postsynaptic density [ GO:0014069 ]
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