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Overview of Membrane Rafts

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Transient lateral microdomains (rafts) in cell membranes have been postulated to perform a number of important functions in normal cells, and are also thought to be critically involved in several pathological conditions. However, there are still a number of fundamental unanswered questions concerning the composition, size, dynamics, and stability of membrane rafts. These questions are currently being addressed by a number of sophisticated biophysical, biochemical, and computational methodologies.

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McIntosh, T.J. (2007). Overview of Membrane Rafts. In: McIntosh, T.J. (eds) Lipid Rafts. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 398. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-513-8_1

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