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GO: Biological Process

multivesicular body assembly

Term ID
GO:0036258
Synonyms
  • multivesicular body biogenesis
  • MVB biogenesis
  • MVB formation
Definition
The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a multivesicular body, 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. (2)
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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