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positive regulation of macroautophagy |
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- activation of macroautophagy
- positive regulation of starvation-induced autophagy
- stimulation of macroautophagy
- up regulation of macroautophagy
- up-regulation of macroautophagy
- upregulation of macroautophagy
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Definition: |
Any process, such as recognition of nutrient depletion, that activates or increases the rate of macroautophagy to bring cytosolic macromolecules to the vacuole/lysosome for degradation.
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GO: Biological Process
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