autophagy
id: GO:0006914
name: autophagy
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which cells digest parts of their own cytoplasm; allows for both recycling of macromolecular constituents under conditions of cellular stress and remodeling the intracellular structure for cell differentiation.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0000422 | mitochondrion degradation |
| GO:0016236 | macroautophagy |
| GO:0016237 | microautophagy |
| GO:0030242 | peroxisome degradation |
| GO:0034263 | autophagy in response to ER overload |
| GO:0034517 | ribophagy |
| GO:0075071 | autophagy involved in symbiotic interaction |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0044248 | cellular catabolic process |
