endosome (phagosome)

Introduction

Membrane bound vesicles/vacuoles derived from endocytosis/ phagocytosis containing material to be digested in lysosomes. Fusion of endosomes with lysosomes results in endolysosomes (phagolysosomes or secondary lysosomes).

More general terms

• intracellular vesicle
• vacuole

More specific terms

• endolysosome, phagolysosome or secondary lysosome

Additional terms

• exosome; ectosome; oncosome