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First steps to rafts?

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Single-molecule observations reveal that lipid- and protein-based interactions jointly contribute to the interactions among glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins in membranes. Understanding these interactions will help to refine long-evolving (and still debated) models of 'raft' domains in biological membranes.

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Figure 1: Cholesterol and the phosphatidylinositol-glycan anchor stabilize interactions between GPI-proteins in membranes.

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