Term Information

Accession
GO:0071439
Name
clathrin complex
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
clathrin triskelion
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A protein complex that consists of three clathrin heavy chains and three clathrin light chains, organized into a symmetrical three-legged structure called a triskelion. In clathrin-coated vesicles clathrin is the main component of the coat and forms a polymeric mechanical scaffold on the vesicle surface. Source: PMID:16493411, GOC:mah
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0071439 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of clathrin complex (GO:0071439)
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clathrin complex [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  clathrin coat (GO:0030118)
clathrin complex [is_a relation] is_a  membrane protein complex (GO:0098796)

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