A prelysosomal endocytic organelle differentiated from early endosomes by lower lumenal pH and different protein composition. Late endosomes are more spherical than early endosomes and are mostly juxtanuclear, being concentrated near the microtubule organizing center.

Synonyms: prevacuolar compartment

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database cross reference

NIF_Subcellular:nlx_subcell_20090702

has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0005770

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go.owl

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