Term Name: clathrin coat
Synonyms: clathrin cage
Definition: A membrane coat found on coated pits and some coated vesicles; consists of polymerized clathrin triskelions, each comprising three clathrin heavy chains and three clathrin light chains, linked to the membrane via one of the AP adaptor complexes.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030118]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: clathrin adaptor complex clathrin complex
is a type of: membrane coat
has subtype: clathrin coat of coated pit clathrin coat of endocytic vesicle clathrin coat of synaptic vesicle clathrin vesicle coat
inverse has_part: postsynaptic endocytic zone