| GOID Link to GO |
Functional Category | Description | Protein Count link to protein list |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0006911 | phagocytosis, engulfment | The internalization of bacteria, immune complexes and other particulate matter or of an apoptotic cell by phagocytosis, including the membrane and cytoskeletal processes required, which involves one of three mechanisms: zippering of pseudopods around a target via repeated receptor-ligand interactions, sinking of the target directly into plasma membrane of the phagocytosing cell, or induced uptake via an enhanced membrane ruffling of the phagocytosing cell similar to macropinocytosis. | 112 |
| GO:0016044 | cellular membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a membrane. A membrane is a double layer of lipid molecules that encloses all cells, and, in eukaryotes, many organelles; may be a single or double lipid bilayer; also includes associated proteins. | 50 |
| GO:0043652 | engulfment of apoptotic cell | The removal of the apoptotic cell by phagocytosis, by a neighboring cell or by a phagocyte. | 36 |
| GO:0006944 | cellular membrane fusion | The cellular process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane. | 23 |
| GO:0006906 | vesicle fusion | Fusion of the membrane of a transport vesicle with its target membrane. | 17 |
| GO:0071709 | membrane assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a membrane. | 16 |
| GO:0048210 | Golgi vesicle fusion to target membrane | The joining of the lipid bilayer membrane around a Golgi transport vesicle to the target lipid bilayer membrane. | 16 |
| GO:0072657 | protein localization to membrane | A process in which a protein is transported to, or maintained in, a specific location in a membrane. | 15 |
| GO:0042144 | vacuole fusion, non-autophagic | The fusion of two vacuole membranes to form a single vacuole. | 14 |
| GO:0097090 | presynaptic membrane organization | The maintenance of membrane composition in a presynaptic membrane, a specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synaptic junction. | 14 |
| GO:0007009 | plasma membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the plasma membrane. | 13 |
| GO:0043113 | receptor clustering | The receptor metabolic process that results in grouping of a set of receptors at a cellular location, often to amplify the sensitivity of a signaling response. | 13 |
| GO:0001941 | postsynaptic membrane organization | The maintenance of membrane composition in a postsynaptic membrane, the 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). | 12 |
| GO:0045040 | protein import into mitochondrial outer membrane | The process comprising the insertion of proteins from outside the organelle into the mitochondrial outer membrane, mediated by large outer membrane translocase complexes. | 10 |
| GO:0097105 | presynaptic membrane assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a presynaptic membrane, a specialized area of membrane of the axon terminal that faces the plasma membrane of the neuron or muscle fiber with which the axon terminal establishes a synaptic junction. | 10 |
| GO:0046902 | regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the passage or uptake of molecules by the mitochondrial membrane. | 10 |
| GO:0016183 | synaptic vesicle coating | A protein coat is added to the synaptic vesicle to form the proper shape of the vesicle and to target the vesicle for transport to its destination. | 9 |
| GO:0048205 | COPI coating of Golgi vesicle | The addition of COPI proteins and adaptor proteins to Golgi membranes during the formation of transport vesicles, forming a vesicle coat. | 9 |
| GO:0097104 | postsynaptic membrane assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a postsynaptic membrane, 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). | 8 |
| GO:0007084 | mitotic nuclear envelope reassembly | The cell cycle process that results in reformation of the nuclear envelope during mitotic cell division. | 8 |
| GO:0061025 | membrane fusion | The membrane organization process that joins two lipid bilayers to form a single membrane. | 7 |
| GO:0048208 | COPII vesicle coating | The addition of COPII proteins and adaptor proteins to ER membranes during the formation of transport vesicles, forming a vesicle coat. | 7 |
| GO:0048268 | clathrin coat assembly | The process that results in the assembly of clathrin triskelia into the ordered structure known as a clathrin cage. | 7 |
| GO:0097114 | N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor clustering | The receptor clustering process in which N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are localized to distinct domains in the cell membrane. | 7 |
| GO:0001766 | membrane raft polarization | The clustering and aggregation of membrane rafts at a single cellular pole during activation of particular cell types, such as lymphocytes. | 7 |
| GO:0045026 | plasma membrane fusion | The joining of two or more lipid bilayer membranes that surround a cell. | 6 |
| GO:0048280 | vesicle fusion with Golgi apparatus | The joining of the lipid bilayer membrane around a vesicle to the lipid bilayer membrane around the Golgi. | 6 |
| GO:0097116 | gephyrin clustering | The clustering process in which gephyrin molecules are localized to distinct domains in the cell membrane. Gephyrin is a component of the postsynaptic protein network of inhibitory synapses. | 6 |
| GO:0097119 | postsynaptic density protein 95 clustering | The clustering process in which postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) molecules are localized to distinct domains in the cell membrane. PSD-95 is mostly located in the post synaptic density of neurons, and is involved in anchoring synaptic proteins. | 6 |
| GO:0048194 | Golgi vesicle budding | The evagination of the Golgi membrane, resulting in formation of a vesicle. | 6 |
| GO:0000046 | autophagic vacuole fusion | The fusion of an autophagic vacuole with a vacuole (yeast) or lysosome (e.g. mammals and insects). In the case of yeast, inner membrane-bounded structures (autophagic bodies) appear in the vacuole. | 6 |
| GO:0071340 | skeletal muscle acetylcholine-gated channel clustering | The accumulation of acetylcholine-gated cation channels in a narrow, central region of muscle fibers, in apposition to nerve terminals. | 6 |
| GO:0090385 | phagosome-lysosome fusion | The creation of a phagolysosome from a phagosome and a lysosome. | 6 |
| GO:0045161 | neuronal ion channel clustering | The process in which voltage-gated ion channels become localized to distinct subcellular domains in the neuron. Specific targeting, clustering, and maintenance of these channels in their respective domains are essential to achieve high conduction velocities of action potential propagation. | 5 |
| GO:0034727 | piecemeal microautophagy of nucleus | Degradation of a cell nucleus by microautophagy. | 5 |
| GO:0006998 | nuclear envelope organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the nuclear envelope. | 5 |
| GO:0097115 | neurexin clustering | The clustering process in which neurexins are localized to distinct domains in the cell membrane. Neurexins are synaptic cell surface proteins which act as cell recognition molecules at nerve terminals. | 5 |
| GO:0090114 | COPII-coated vesicle budding | The evagination of an endoplasmic reticulum membrane, resulting in formation of a COPII-coated vesicle. | 4 |
| GO:0090158 | endoplasmic reticulum membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of an endoplasmic reticulum membrane. | 4 |
| GO:0048499 | synaptic vesicle membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the membrane surrounding a synaptic vesicle. | 4 |
| GO:0090110 | cargo loading into COPII-coated vesicle | The formation of a protein complex between the COPII coat proteins and proteins that are going to be transported by the COPII vesicle to the Golgi. | 4 |
| GO:0016320 | endoplasmic reticulum membrane fusion | The joining of 2 or more lipid bilayer membranes that surround the endoplasmic reticulum. | 4 |
| GO:0018985 | pronuclear envelope synthesis | Synthesis and ordering of the envelope of pronuclei. | 4 |
| GO:0097051 | establishment of protein localization to endoplasmic reticulum membrane | The directed movement of a protein to a specific location in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. | 4 |
| GO:0016237 | microautophagy | The transfer of cytosolic components into the lysosomal compartment by direct invagination of the lysosomal membrane without prior sequestration into an autophagosome. The engulfing membranes fuse, resulting in the lysosomal delivery of the cargo wrapped in a single membrane derived from the invaginated lysosomal membrane. In S. cerevisiae, the vacuole is the lysosomal compartment. | 3 |
| GO:0032120 | ascospore-type prospore membrane assembly | The process in which the nascent membrane forms at the meiotic outer plaque and grows until closure occurs and forespores, or prospores, are formed. | 3 |
| GO:0000740 | nuclear membrane fusion | The joining of 2 or more lipid bilayer membranes that surround the nucleus. | 3 |
| GO:0031579 | membrane raft organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of membrane rafts, small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalize cellular processes. | 3 |
| GO:0008053 | mitochondrial fusion | Merging of two or more mitochondria within a cell to form a single compartment. | 3 |
| GO:0010027 | thylakoid membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the thylakoid membrane. | 2 |
| GO:0007342 | fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane | The binding and fusion of a sperm, having penetrated the zona pellucida, with the plasma membrane of the oocyte. Binding occurs at the posterior (post-acrosomal) region of the sperm head. | 2 |
| GO:0051469 | vesicle fusion with vacuole | The joining of the lipid bilayer membrane around a vesicle with the lipid bilayer membrane around the vacuole. | 2 |
| GO:0042407 | cristae formation | The assembly of cristae, the inwards folds of the inner mitochondrial membrane. | 2 |
| GO:0070073 | clustering of voltage-gated calcium channels | The process in which voltage-gated calcium channels become localized together in high densities. | 2 |
| GO:0006900 | membrane budding | The evagination of a membrane, resulting in formation of a vesicle. | 2 |
| GO:0045162 | clustering of voltage-gated sodium channels | The process in which voltage-gated sodium channels become localized together in high densities. In animals, nodes of Ranvier differ dramatically from internodal axonal regions in very high densities of voltage-dependent sodium (Nav) channels responsible for the rapid, inward ionic currents that produce membrane depolarization. | 2 |
| GO:1990046 | stress-induced mitochondrial fusion | Merging of two or more mitochondria within a cell to form a single compartment, as a result of a disturbance in cellular homeostasis. | 2 |
| GO:0007007 | inner mitochondrial membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the mitochondrial inner membrane. | 2 |
| GO:0032596 | protein transport into membrane raft | The directed movement of a protein into a membrane raft. Membrane rafts are small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalize cellular processes. | 2 |
| GO:0045039 | protein import into mitochondrial inner membrane | The process comprising the import of proteins into the mitochondrion from outside the organelle and their insertion into the mitochondrial inner membrane. The translocase of the outer membrane complex mediates the passage of these proteins across the outer membrane, after which they are guided by either of two inner membrane translocase complexes into their final destination in the inner membrane. | 2 |
| GO:0031629 | synaptic vesicle fusion to presynaptic membrane | Fusion of the membrane of a synaptic vesicle with its target presynaptic membrane, thereby releasing its cargo neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. | 2 |
| GO:0051078 | meiotic nuclear envelope disassembly | The cell cycle process in which the controlled breakdown of the nuclear envelope during meiotic cell division occurs. | 2 |
| GO:0051205 | protein insertion into membrane | The process that results in the incorporation of a protein into a biological membrane. | 2 |
| GO:0003374 | dynamin polymerization involved in mitochondrial fission | The process of creating dynamin polymers, compounds composed of a large number of dynamin monomers around a lipid tube of a dividing mitochondrion. Dynamin polymers form around lipid tubes and contribute to membrane fission. | 1 |
| GO:0007006 | mitochondrial membrane organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a mitochondrial membrane, either of the lipid bilayer surrounding a mitochondrion. | 1 |
| GO:0051081 | nuclear envelope disassembly | The controlled breakdown of the nuclear envelope in the context of a normal process. | 1 |
| GO:0034058 | endosomal vesicle fusion | The homotypic fusion of endocytic vesicles to form or add to an early endosome. | 1 |
| GO:0045048 | protein insertion into ER membrane | The process that results in incorporation of a protein into an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. It depends on specific topogenic sequences of amino acids that ensure that a protein acquires the proper orientation during its insertion into the ER membrane. | 1 |
| GO:0016185 | synaptic vesicle budding from presynaptic membrane | Evagination of the presynaptic membrane, resulting in the formation of a new synaptic vesicle. | 1 |
| GO:0090149 | membrane fission involved in mitochondrial fission | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the separation of a single continuous mitochondrial membrane into two membranes and contributes to mitochondrial fission. | 1 |
| GO:0010256 | endomembrane system organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the endomembrane system. | 1 |
| GO:0097113 | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor clustering | The receptor clustering process in which alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) receptors are localized to distinct domains in the cell membrane. | 1 |