title: Autophagy: close contact keeps out the uninvited.
abstract: In selective autophagy, autophagosomes sequester specific targets to be degraded in lysosomes/vacuoles. A new study now provides critical insights into the mechanism by which the autophagosomal membrane closely sticks to the target to avoid incorporating material that should not be degraded.
authors.affiliation: Frontier Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan. Electronic address: hnakatogawa@iri.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatogawa
authors.affiliation: Frontier Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan. Electronic address: yohsumi@iri.titech.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohsumi
mesh_terms: D001343:Autophagy; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins