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Term Name | membrane raft |
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Term Accession | GO:0045121 |
Aspect | cellular_component |
Synonyms (3) | GEM domain, glycolipid-enriched membrane domain, lipid raft |
Definition | Any of the small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalize cellular processes. Small rafts can sometimes be stabilized to form larger platforms through protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
PMID: | 16645198 |
Wikipedia: | Lipid_raft |