Cell Component
late endosome
Definitions related to late endosome:
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A multivesicular body that can fuse with the lysosome to target extracellular factors for degradation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A prelysosomal endocytic organelle differentiated from early endosomes by lower lumenal pH and different protein composition. Late endosomes are more spherical than early endosomes and are mostly juxtanuclear, being concentrated near the microtubule organizing center.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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