coatomer

== English == === Etymology === From coat +‎ -o- +‎ -mer. Coined in a 1991 paper in Nature by Waters, Serafini & Rothman. [1] === Noun === coatomer (plural coatomers) (biochemistry) A soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation ==== Derived terms ====