Ay, there's the Rab: organelle maturation by Rab conversion.
Is endocytosed cargo transported by vesicular intermediates between early and late endosomes, or does an endosome mature while its cargo remains in place? Current work suggests that the latter takes place within the endosomal system via a process termed Rab conversion.
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Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA.
D004705:Endocytosis / Q000502:physiology; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism*; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
D020033:Protein Isoforms; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins