adaptins

adaptins

[ə′dap·tins]
(cell and molecular biology)
Peripheral membrane proteins that play an important role in the assembly of clathrin-coated vesicles in the trans-Golgi network and plasma membrane during receptor-mediated endocytosis.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In TGN, coat proteins, including AP-1 adaptin, form clathrin-coated pits and then transport vesicles to endosome.
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