Concept information
Preferred term
Clathrin
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- CLATHRIN ASSEMBLY PROTEINS see ADAPTOR PROTEINS, VESICULAR TRANSPORT is available
Scope note
- The main structural coat protein of COATED VESICLES which play a key role in the intracellular transport between membranous organelles. Each molecule of clathrin consists of three light chains (CLATHRIN LIGHT CHAINS) and three heavy chains (CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAINS) that form a structure called a triskelion. Clathrin also interacts with cytoskeletal proteins.
History note
- 84
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002966
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