GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005769 - early endosome
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005769
- Name
- early endosome
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- 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.
