Autophagy system eliminates unwanted organelles from cells (IMAGE)

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Autophagy system eliminates unwanted organelles from cells

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Pre-autophagosome membrane captures damaged mitochondria and other cytosolic components to become an autophagosome. Autophagosome fuses with lysosome and the materials inside are degraded.

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Department of Biomolecular Pathogenesis, TMDU

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