GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005770 - late endosome
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005770
- Name
- late endosome
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- 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.
