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Functional rafts in cell membranes.

Publication date: 1997-06-05

Journal: Nature

Keywords: Animals, Biological Transport, Cell Membrane, physiology, ultrastructure, Cholesterol, Detergents, Golgi Apparatus, Humans, Membrane Lipids, Membrane Proteins, Signal Transduction, Solubility, Sphingolipids

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A new aspect of cell membrane structure is presented, based on the dynamic clustering of sphingolipids and cholesterol to form rafts that move within the fluid bilayer. It is proposed that these rafts function as platforms for the attachment of proteins when membranes are moved around inside the cell and during signal transduction.

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PubMed ID:: 9177342

DOI:: 10.1038/42408

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Animals,Biological Transport,Cell Membrane,physiology,ultrastructure,Cholesterol,Detergents,Golgi Apparatus,Humans,Membrane Lipids,Membrane Proteins,Signal Transduction,Solubility,Sphingolipids

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