Entrez 1213 | Ensembl ENSG00000141367 | |
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Aliases CLTC, CHC, CHC17, CLH-17, CLTCL2, Hc, clathrin heavy chain External IDs MGI: 2388633 HomoloGene: 3572 GeneCards: CLTC |
Clathrin heavy chain 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CLTC gene.
Clathrin is a major protein component of the cytoplasmic face of intracellular organelles, called coated vesicles and coated pits. These specialized organelles are involved in the intracellular trafficking of receptors and endocytosis of a variety of macromolecules. The basic subunit of the clathrin coat is composed of three heavy chains and three light chains.
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