adaptin

Function: - adaptins are components of the adapter complexes which link clathrin to receptors in coated vesicles - clathrin-associated protein complexes interact with the cytoplasmic tails of membrane proteins, leading to their selection & concentration (putative)

Related

clathrin (triskelion) HA/AP adaptor complex

Specific

alpha adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex 2, alpha subunit, clathrin adaptor complex AP2, alpha subunit) AP-4 complex subunit epsilon-1; adapter-related protein complex 4 subunit epsilon-1; AP-4 adapter complex subunit epsilon; epsilon subunit of AP-4; epsilon-adaptin (AP4E1) beta adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex, beta subunit) beta' adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex 1, beta-1 subunit, clathrin adaptor complex AP1, beta subunit) clathrin coat assembly protein AP180; clathrin coat-associated protein AP180; 91 kD synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP91, KIAA0656) delta adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex, delta subunit) gamma adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex, gamma subunit) mu adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex, mu subunit) sigma adaptin (adaptor-related protein complex sigma subunit, small adaptin)

General

membrane protein protein subunit

Properties

COMPARTMENT: clathrin coated vesicle MOTIF: membrane region

References

- Serafini T et al A coat subunit of Golgi-derived non-clathrin-coated vesicles with homology to the clathrin-coated vesicle coat protein beta-adaptin. Nature. 1991 Jan 17;349(6306):215-20. PMID: 1898984