membrane rafts

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09850

Dynamic, nanometre-sized, highly ordered, membrane domains enriched in sterols and sphingolipids. They contain specific sets of membrane proteins that are sorted into rafts by their specific physical properties and specific lipid-protein interactions.

Note: In functional terms, membrane rafts represent highly specialised membrane domains involved in various cellular processes, such as transmembrane transport, membrane trafficking, cell signalling, or virus assembly.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. (Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)) on page 1180 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'membrane rafts' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09850 RIS BibTex EndNote
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