Term Name: | caveola assembly |
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Synonyms: | caveola formation, caveolar biogenesis |
Definition: | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a caveola. A caveola is a plasma membrane raft that forms a small pit, depression, or invagination that communicates with the outside of a cell and extends inward, indenting the cytoplasm and the cell membrane. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0070836] QuickGO AmiGO |