PANTHER Class Information 
| Name: | postsynaptic specialization |
| Definition: | A network of proteins within and adjacent to the postsynaptic membrane. Its major components include neurotransmitter receptors and the proteins that spatially and functionally organize them such as anchoring and scaffolding molecules, signaling enzymes and cytoskeletal components. |
| Class ID: | GO:0099572 |
| Parent Lineages: |
cellular_component>
cellular anatomical entity>
postsynapse>
postsynaptic specialization
cellular_component> cellular anatomical entity> cell junction> synapse> postsynapse> postsynaptic specialization cellular_component> cellular anatomical entity> organelle> postsynaptic specialization |
| Child: |
postsynaptic density postsynaptic specialization membrane |
| Number Subfamilies/Families: | 145 |
