Cell Component
coated vesicle
[ koh-tid ves-i-kuhl ]
Subclass of:
Transport Vesicles
Definitions related to coated vesicle:
  • A cytoplasmic vesicle that is coated with proteins which stabilize its structure and facilitate targeting.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Small membrane-bounded organelle formed by pinching off of a coated region of membrane. Some coats are made of clathrin, whereas others are made from other proteins.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Vesicles formed when cell-membrane coated pits (COATED PITS, CELL-MEMBRANE) invaginate and pinch off. The outer surface of these vesicles are covered with a lattice-like network of coat proteins, such as CLATHRIN, coat protein complex proteins, or CAVEOLINS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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