coatomer

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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

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Meanings

nouncoatomer (plural coatomers)

plural coatomers

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

Origin

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

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APA

coatomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatomer

MLA

“coatomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatomer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coatomer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coatomer.

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