autophagy

Term ID

GO:0006914

Synonyms

Definition

The cellular catabolic process in which cells digest cellular materials, such as organelles and other macromolecular constituents, or non-self materials such as intracellular pathogens. Autophagy serves to provide essential nutrients under conditions of cellular stress; or can remodel intracellular structures during cell differentiation. (4)

References

Wikipedia:Autophagy_(cellular)

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

has parts: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy

protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy Show first 5 Terms
is a type of: cellular catabolic process process utilizing autophagic mechanism

cellular catabolic process process utilizing autophagic mechanism Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: autophagy of mitochondrion autophagy of peroxisome chaperone-mediated autophagy crinophagy macroautophagy ... Show All 6 Terms

autophagy of mitochondrion autophagy of peroxisome chaperone-mediated autophagy crinophagy macroautophagy microautophagy Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of autophagy

negative regulation of autophagy Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: induction by virus of host autophagy positive regulation of autophagy positive regulation of autophagy in response to ER overload

induction by virus of host autophagy positive regulation of autophagy positive regulation of autophagy in response to ER overload Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of autophagy symbiont-mediated perturbation of host autophagy

regulation of autophagy symbiont-mediated perturbation of host autophagy Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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