Term Name: | multivesicular body assembly |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0036258] QuickGO AmiGO |