Clathrin is a major protein component of the cytoplasmic face of intracellular organelles, called coated vesicles and coated pits. These specialized organelles are involved in the intracellular trafficking of receptors and endocytosis of a variety of macromolecules. The basic subunit of the clathrin coat is composed of three heavy chains and three light chains. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Alternative Names
AtCHC2 CHC2 clathrin heavy chain clathrin heavy chain 2 clathrin heavy chain on chromosome 17 clathrin heavy chain on chromosome 22 clathrin heavy chain (Hc) clathrin heavy polypeptide (Hc) Clathrin heavy polypeptide D clathrin heavy polypeptide-like 1 clathrin heavy polypeptide-like 2 CLH-22 KIAA0034