Term Name: plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling
Synonyms: PL scrambling
Definition: The movement of a population of phospholipid molecules from one leaflet of the plasma membrane bilayer to the opposite leaflet, resulting in loss of lipid asymmetry and surface exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE).
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0017121]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: phospholipid scramblase activity
is a type of: phospholipid translocation plasma membrane organization
has subtype: calcium activated phospholipid scrambling phosphatidylserine exposure on apoptotic cell surface phosphatidylserine exposure on blood platelet phosphatidylserine exposure on osteoblast involved in bone mineralization