Summary

Clathrin heavy & light chain complex - the 'Triskelion' structure that assembles on clathrin-coated pits and drives the formation of endocytotic membrane vesicles.

Print Settings

Printer:

ORD RoVa3D

                                            <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong>                     <div><p>Yes</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>0.2 mm</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong>                     <div><p>40%</p></div></p>                                                        <br>                        <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong>                    </p><div><p>printed using ABS plastic</p></div>

Post-Printing

Acetone vapour polishing after removal of supports and raft

How I Designed This

Based on the crystal structure available from the RSCB protein data bank as 3LVG.pdb

Opened in Chimera, orphan fragments deleted, surface rendered and exported as STL.

Cathrin 'triskelon'