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Atg27 is required for autophagy-dependent cycling of Atg9.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Feb 2007
Yen Wei-Lien, Legakis Julie E, Nair Usha, Klionsky Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Autophagy is a catabolic pathway for the degradation of cytosolic proteins or organelles and is conserved among all eukaryotic cells. The hallmark of autophagy is the formation of double-membrane cytosolic vesicles, termed autophagosomes, which sequester cytoplasm; however, the mechanism of vesicle formation and the membrane source remain unclear. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, selective autophagy...
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