caveola assembly

Term ID

GO:0070836

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. 12633858

References

Ontology

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