| id | GO:0005771 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | multivesicular body |
| namespace | cellular_component |
| def | "A type of late 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." [PMID:11566881] |
| synonym | "multivesicular endosome" EXACT [PMID:12122203] |
| synonym | "MVB" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "MVE" EXACT [PMID:12122203] |
| xref | NIF_Subcellular:sao2045955158 |
| is_a | GO:0005770 ! late endosome |