English Explanatory Dictionary

clathrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.

Word forms

clathrin clathrins

Etymology

From Latin clāthrī + -in.

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