"clathrin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clathrins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clāthrī + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:clāthrī|-in}} Latin clāthrī + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clathrin (countable and uncountable, plural clathrins)
  1. (biochemistry) A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis. Tags: countable, uncountable

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