Gene:
phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein
Gene ID:
197699
Symbol:
PICALM
Species:
1000
Description:
Assembly protein recruiting clathrin and adaptor protein complex 2 (AP2) to cell membranes at sites of coated-pit formation and clathrin-vesicle assembly. May be required to determine the amount of membrane to be recycled, possibly by regulating the size of the clathrin cage. Involved in AP2-dependent clathrin-mediated endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction.