title: Autophagosomes, phagosomes, autolysosomes, phagolysosomes, autophagolysosomes... wait, I'm confused.
abstract: When an autophagosome or an amphisome fuse with a lysosome, the resulting compartment is referred to as an autolysosome. Some people writing papers on the topic of autophagy use the terms "autolysosome" and "autophagolysosome" interchangeably. We contend that these words should be used to denote 2 different compartments, and that it is worthwhile maintaining this distinction-the autophagolysosome has a particular origin in the process of xenophagy that makes it distinct from an autolysosome.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences Institute; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Klionsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences; University of Helsinki; Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Eeva-Liisa
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Eskelinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Albuquerque, NM USA.
authors.forename: Vojo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deretic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001343:Autophagy; D006801:Humans; D008247:Lysosomes; D010588:Phagosomes; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: amphisome; lysosome; phagophore; stress; xenophagy