GO Term : GO:0045121 membrane raft GO

Namespace  cellular_component Obsolete  false
description  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.

0 Cross References

1 Ontology

Name
GO

6 Parents

Identifier Name Description
GO:0016020 membrane A lipid bilayer along with all the proteins and protein complexes embedded in it an attached to it.
GO:0005575 cellular_component The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together.
GO:0044425 membrane part Any constituent part of a membrane, a double layer of lipid molecules that encloses all cells, and, in eukaryotes, many organelles; may be a single or double lipid bilayer; also includes associated proteins.
GO:0098805 whole membrane Any lipid bilayer that completely encloses some structure, and all the proteins embedded in it or attached to it. Examples include the plasma membrane and most organelle membranes.
GO:0098589 membrane region A membrane that is a part of a larger membrane. Examples include the apical region of the plasma membrane of an epithelial cell and the various regions of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
GO:0045121 membrane raft 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.

0 Protein

13 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
part of GO:0045121 GO:0002095
is_a GO:0045121 GO:0005901
part of GO:0045121 GO:0016600
is_a GO:0045121 GO:0044853
is_a GO:0098589 GO:0045121
is_a GO:0005575 GO:0045121
part of GO:0016020 GO:0045121
part of GO:0005575 GO:0045121
is_a GO:0044425 GO:0045121
is_a GO:0016020 GO:0045121
part of GO:0098805 GO:0045121
part of GO:0045121 GO:0071986
is_a GO:0045121 GO:0090512

3 Synonyms

Name Type
glycolipid-enriched membrane domain synonym
GEM domain synonym
lipid raft synonym