Cell Component
membrane raft
mem·brane raft
Definitions related to membrane raft:
  • (lipid raft) Localized regions of elevated cholesterol and glycosphingolipid content within cell membranes; implicated in cellular processes such as membrane sorting, vesicle transport and signal transduction.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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