Cell Component
multivesicular body
Subclass of:
Endosomes
Definitions related to multivesicular body:
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A membrane-bound vesicle that encompasses several smaller membrane-bound vesicles.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A type of endosome in which regions of the limiting endosomal membrane invaginate to form internal vesicles; membrane proteins that enter the internal vesicles are sequestered from the cytoplasm.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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(multivesicular bodies) Endosomes containing intraluminal vesicles which are formed by the inward budding of the endosome membrane. Multivesicular bodies (MVBs) may fuse with other organelles such as LYSOSOMES or fuse back with the PLASMA MEMBRANE releasing their contents by EXOCYTOSIS. The MVB intraluminal vesicles released into the extracellular environment are known as EXOSOMES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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