title: The Golgi as a potential membrane source for autophagy.
abstract: In macroautophagy (hereafter autophagy), a morphological hallmark is the formation of double-membrane vesicles called autophagosomes that sequester and deliver cytoplasmic components to the lysosome/vacuole for degradation. This process begins with an initial sequestering compartment, the phagophore, which expands into the mature autophagosome. A tremendous amount of work has been carried out to elucidate the mechanism of how the autophagosome is formed. However, an important missing piece in this puzzle is where the membrane comes from. Independent lines of evidence have shown that preexisting organelles may continuously supply lipids to support autophagosome formation. In our analysis, we identified several components of the late stage secretory pathway that may redirect Golgi-derived membrane to autophagosome formation in response to starvation conditions.
authors: Life Sciences Institute and Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors: Jiefei
authors: J
authors: Geng
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Klionsky
mesh_terms: D001343:Autophagy / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D021381:Protein Transport; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D055571:Secretory Pathway / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins