Term Name: autophagosome
Synonyms: autophagic vacuole, initial autophagic vacuole
Definition: A double-membrane-bounded compartment that engulfs endogenous cellular material as well as invading microorganisms to target them to the lytic vacuole/lysosome for degradation as part of macroautophagy.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005776]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: autophagosome lumen autophagosome membrane
is a type of: vacuole
has subtype: amphisome