Chemicals and Drugs

GPI-Linked Proteins

A subclass of lipid-linked proteins that contain a GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL LINKAGE which holds them to the CELL MEMBRANE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A subclass of lipid-linked proteins that contain a GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL LINKAGE which holds them to the CELL MEMBRANE.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • GPI-Anchored Proteins
  • GPI-Linked Membrane Proteins
  • Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linked Proteins
  • GPI Anchored Proteins
  • GPI Linked Membrane Proteins
  • GPI Linked Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins, GPI-Linked
  • Proteins, GPI-Anchored
  • Proteins, GPI-Linked
  • Proteins, GPI-Linked Membrane
  • Proteins, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linked

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2011

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. GPI-Linked Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058851. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058851
  2. GPI-Linked Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78135186