autophagy (n.), autophagic (adj.)

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Digestion and breakdown in lysosomes of a cell’s own proteins and/or organelles.
Note: It may be one route by which proteins can be processed for antigen presentation.
See also: heterophagy, macroautophagy, microautophagy, mitophagy, pexophagy
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1131 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'autophagy (n.), autophagic (adj.)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12929 RIS BibTex EndNote
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