Term Name: postsynaptic specialization
Synonyms:
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.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0099572]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: postsynapse
has parts: postsynaptic specialization membrane postsynaptic specialization, intracellular component
is a type of: organelle
has subtype: muscle cell postsynaptic specialization postsynaptic density postsynaptic specialization of symmetric synapse
inverse occurs_in: structural constituent of postsynaptic specialization