clathrin

American  

[klath-rin] / ˈklæθ rɪn /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.

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Etymology

Origin of clathrin

Probably clathr(ate) + -in ²

Example Sentences

They summon important clathrin proteins to the site where the virus is attached.

From Science Daily

A structural protein named clathrin shapes and supports this deepening pocket.

From Science Daily

The authors also imaged the locations of partially assembled and empty clathrin cages- lattice-like structures that play a pivotal role in recycling SVs back into cells -- inside neurons.

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There are very few images of empty clathrin cages in the literature, she adds.

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If clathrin pathways go wrong, the result can be cancer, nervous system defects, developmental defects or infectious diseases; some microbes can hijack clathrin pathways to enter cells.

From Scientific American