Clathrin
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_1207
Definition
The major structural component of coated pits constituted by a larger, ∼190 KDa protein, the clathrin heavy chain, which is complex to a smaller (∼25 KDa) subunit, the clathrin light chain. Heavy–light chain dimers can further assemble into complexes called triskelions, which represent the building blocks of the polygonal array that constitutes the organizing scaffold of a pit.
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