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endoplasmic reticulum

irregular network of membranes coterminous with the outer nuclear membrane in eukaryote cytoplasm that form a meshwork of tubular channels, often expanded into cisternae
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Summary

endoplasmic reticulum is a cellular component[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cellular component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,732 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[3], membranous cytoplasmic organelle[4]
  • Part of: endomembrane system[5], cytoplasm[6]
  • Commons category: Endoplasmic reticulum[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Endoplasmic reticulum[8]
  • Has part(s) of the class: rough endoplasmic reticulum[9], smooth endoplasmic reticulum[10]
  • Connects with: nuclear outer membrane[11]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005783[12]

Why It Matters

endoplasmic reticulum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2M5V6x
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) of the class → rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → intracellular membrane-bounded organelle, membranous cytoplasmic organelle
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 39058, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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