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.

Synonyms: lipid raft

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Term information

database cross reference

Wikipedia:Lipid_raft

has related synonym

GEM domain

glycolipid-enriched membrane domain

has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0045121

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go.owl

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