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apoplast

The cell membranes and intracellular regions in a plant are connected through plasmodesmata and plants may be described as having 2 major compartments: the living symplast and the non-living apoplast. The apoplast is external to the plasma membrane.
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apoplast

Summary

apoplast is a cellular component[1]. apoplast draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #89 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • apoplast's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • apoplast is a type of extracellular region[4].
  • apoplast's Commons category is recorded as Photosynthesis[5].
  • apoplast is the opposite of protoplast[6].
  • apoplast's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0048046[7].

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Definition and Type

apoplast's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. apoplast is a type of extracellular region[4]. apoplast is the opposite of protoplast[6].

Why It Matters

apoplast draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #89 of 301).[2] apoplast has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). apoplast. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/apoplast
MLA “apoplast.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/apoplast.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_apoplast_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{apoplast}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/apoplast}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cellular component
    Opposite of → protoplast
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → extracellular region
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38782, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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