Clathrin adaptor protein
ANY OF SEVERAL HETEROTETRAMERIC COMPLEXES THAT LINK CLATHRIN (OR ANOTHER COAT-FORMING MOLECULE, AS HYPOTHESIZED FOR AP-3 AND AP-4) TO A MEMBRANE SURFACE; THEY ARE FOUND ON COATED PITS AND COATED VESICLES, AND MEDIATE SORTING OF CARGO PROTEINS INTO VE
Adaptin; AP1 adaptor complex; AP3 adaptor complex; AP4 adaptor complex; AP5 adaptor complex; Clathrin adaptor proteins
Clathrin adaptor proteins, also known as adaptins, are vesicular transport adaptor proteins associated with clathrin. These proteins are synthesized in the ribosomes, processed in the endoplasmic reticulum and transported from the Golgi apparatus to the trans-Golgi network, and from there via small carrier vesicles to their final destination compartment.