endosome
Intracellular transport bubble
An endosome is a membrane-bound compartment inside cells that sorts and processes material brought in from outside the cell.
Endosomes receive cargo from the cell surface and direct it either to lysosomes for degradation or back to the membrane for recycling.
They function as cellular sorting stations in the trafficking system.
maturation
Increase in hydrogen ions
- biogenesisLife originates from life
- conversionAct of changing states
- sortingArranging into sequence
trafficking
Vesicular release from cells
- receptor-mediatedInitiated through surface binding
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- anterogradeMoving in normal direction
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
compartment
Cytoplasmic membrane network for synthesis
degradation
Water-induced bond cleavage
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
signaling
Signal-receiving molecule
- downregulationDecreased cellular response
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- growth factorCell-proliferation signaling molecule
acidification
Increase in hydrogen ions
- biogenesisLife originates from life
- conversionAct of changing states
- sortingArranging into sequence
exocytosis
Vesicular release from cells
- receptor-mediatedInitiated through surface binding
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- anterogradeMoving in normal direction
retrograde · cargo · recycling
endoplasmic reticulum
Cytoplasmic membrane network for synthesis
hydrolysis
Water-induced bond cleavage
- proteolysisEnzymatic protein breakdown
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
receptor
Signal-receiving molecule
- downregulationDecreased cellular response
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own