Cell Component
endosome
en·do·some [ en-duh-sohm ]
Subclass of:
Transport Vesicles
Definitions related to endosomes:
  • A membrane bound cytoplasmic compartment that drives molecular traffic between the plasma membrane and lysosome.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A vacuole to which materials ingested by endocytosis are delivered.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Cytoplasmic vesicles formed when COATED VESICLES shed their CLATHRIN coat. Endosomes internalize macromolecules bound by receptors on the cell surface.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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