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coatomer

coatomer noun: a soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation.

Noun

coatomer (plural coatomers)

  1. A soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation

Forms of coatomer

pluralcoatomers

Origin of coatomer

From coat + -o- + -mer. Coined in a 1991 paper in Nature by Waters, Serafini & Rothman. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v349/n6306/abs/349248a0.html

Words formed from coatomer

Questions about coatomer

What does coatomer mean?
Coatomer means a soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation.
What part of speech is coatomer?
Coatomer is a noun.
What is the plural of coatomer?
The plural of coatomer is coatomers.

Words near coatomer in the dictionary

  1. coatmaker
  2. coatmakers
  3. Coatney
  4. Coatneys
  5. coatom
  6. coatomer
  7. coatomers
  8. coatomic
  9. coatomistic
  10. coatoms
  11. coatrack

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