Medical Dictionary
clathrin
noun clath·rin \ˈklath-rin\
Medical Definition of CLATHRIN
: the major component protein of a cagelike polyhedral molecular arrangement that forms on the cytoplasmic side of a cell's plasma membrane and coats the endocytotic vesicles which bud off from the membrane
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