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Coated Pits, Cell-Membrane  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Specialized regions of the cell membrane composed of pits coated with a bristle covering made of the protein CLATHRIN. These pits are the entry route for macromolecules bound by cell surface receptors. The pits are then internalized into the cytoplasm to form the COATED VESICLES.

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Entry terms

  • Bristle-Coated Pits
  • Cell-Membrane Coated Pits

In other languages

  • French

  • Puits à clathrine
  • Puits recouverts de clathrine
  • Puits tapissés de clathrine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QHFDTMFN-Z

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