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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2020 May 3;1862(9):183329. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183329

Figure 1: Lipid raft composition and function.

Figure 1:

Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains enriched for cholesterol and sphingolipids which cluster proteins for cell functions including trafficking, signaling, and endocytosis. Raft membranes have higher degrees of order and thicker lipid bilayers than surrounding membrane. They are experimentally characterized by buoyancy on sucrose gradients and detergent resistance.