membrane raft organization

Term ID

GO:0031579

Synonyms

lipid raft organization
membrane raft organisation
membrane raft organization and biogenesis

Definition

A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of membrane rafts, small (10-200 nm), heterogeneous, highly dynamic, sterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane domains that compartmentalize cellular processes.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: protein insertion into membrane raft

protein insertion into membrane raft Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: membrane organization

membrane organization Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: membrane raft assembly membrane raft distribution plasma membrane raft organization

membrane raft assembly membrane raft distribution plasma membrane raft organization Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes