Definition of "endosomes" [endosomes]

• Plural form of endosome. (noun)

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• "RPM-1 is thought to positively regulate a Rab GTPase pathway to promote vesicular trafficking via late endosomes, which is critical for the organization of presynaptic terminals."
• "Using a membrane-specific probe that labels endosomes and lysosomes and fluorescein-labeled annexin 5 that labels"
• "Complicating these efforts is the fact that BACE1 seems to cleave APP in vesicles called endosomes, which sport a pH much more acidic than that of other areas of the cell or the extracellular fluid."