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Membrane Microdomains
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Definition
: Detergent-insoluble CELL MEMBRANE components. They are enriched in SPHINGOLIPIDS and CHOLESTEROL and clustered with glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins.
Examples
Caveolae
Other names
Sphingolipid-
Cholesterol Raft; Sphingolipid Microdomain; Sphingolipid Cholesterol Rafts; Microdomains, Sphingolipid; Microdomains, Membrane; Microdomain, Sphingolipid; Microdomain, Membrane; Sphingolipid-
Cholesterol Rafts; Sphingolipid Microdomains; Membrane Microdomain; Lipid Rafts, Cell Membrane
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ERLIN2 protein, human
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*Membrane Proteins
Membrane Microdomains.
Cytogenet Cell Genet 1999;85(3-4):227-31
flotillins
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*Membrane Proteins
Membrane Microdomains.
J Biol Chem 1997 May 23;272(21):13793-802