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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "autophagy" (GO:0006914)
Term Name autophagy
Term Accession GO:0006914
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (2) chaperone-mediated autophagy, GO:0016238
Definition 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.
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