Cell Component
early endosome
Definitions related to early endosome:
  • A membrane-bounded organelle that receives incoming material from primary endocytic vesicles that have been generated by clathrin-dependent and clathrin-independent endocytosis; vesicles fuse with the early endosome to deliver cargo for sorting into recycling or degradation pathways.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The endosomal compartment that fuses with endocytic vesicles and sorts the plasma membrane components from any internalized molecules that are targeted for lysosomal degradation.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (endocytotic vesicle) A membrane-bound vesicle that is involved in transport of extracellular factors into a cell.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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