positive regulation of macroautophagy
id: GO:0016239
name: positive regulation of macroautophagy
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process, such as recognition of nutrient depletion, that activates or increases the rate of macroautophagy to bring cytosolic macromolecules to the vacuole/lysosome for degradation.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0010508 | positive regulation of autophagy |
| GO:0010647 | positive regulation of cell communication |
| GO:0016241 | regulation of macroautophagy |
| GO:0032109 | positive regulation of response to nutrient levels |
