A pre-organized unit composed either of adhesion molecules (mainly integrins and members of the Ig superfamily), signaling receptors and/or enzyme-enriched plasma membrane domains that compartmentalizes cellular processes. Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains might be specially suited for the regulation of avidity of adhesion receptors and the compartmentalization of enzymatic activities. [GOC:ans, PMID:19709882, PMID:21930792]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
