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Clathrin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002966

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