membrane raft assembly

Term ID

GO:0001765

Synonyms

• lipid raft assembly
• lipid raft formation
• membrane raft formation

Definition

The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a membrane raft, a small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalizes cellular processes. (3)

References

Ontology

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