Figure 10-13. A lipid raft.

Figure 10-13A lipid raft

Lipid rafts are small, specialized areas in membranes where some lipids (primarily sphingolipids and cholesterol) and proteins (green) are concentrated. Because the lipid bilayer is somewhat thicker in the rafts, certain membrane proteins accumulate. A more detailed view of a lipid raft is shown in Figure 13-63.

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From: The Lipid Bilayer

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Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4th edition.
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