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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ERLIN2 protein, human  0   *Membrane Proteins Membrane Microdomains. Cytogenet Cell Genet 1999;85(3-4):227-31
flotillins  0   *Membrane Proteins Membrane Microdomains. J Biol Chem 1997 May 23;272(21):13793-802

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