clathrin-coated pit

Term ID

GO:0005905

Synonyms

• coated pit

Definition

A part of the endomembrane system in the form of an invagination of a membrane upon which a clathrin coat forms, and that can be converted by vesicle budding into a clathrin-coated vesicle. Coated pits form on the plasma membrane, where they are involved in receptor-mediated selective transport of many proteins and other macromolecules across the cell membrane, in the trans-Golgi network, and on some endosomes. (3)

References

• NIF_Subcellular:sao1969557946

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO