Term Name: endosome
Synonyms:
Definition: A vacuole to which materials ingested by endocytosis are delivered.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005768]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: endomembrane system
has parts: CORVET complex endosome lumen endosome membrane ESCRT complex TRAPPII protein complex tubular endosome
is a type of: cytoplasmic vesicle
has subtype: early endosome endolysosome late endosome pinosome postsynaptic endosome presynaptic endosome recycling endosome sorting endosome
inverse occurs_in: proteolysis within endosome associated with antigen processing and presentation