Figure 3: Initiation Model of Autophagosome Formation (IMAGE)

_Tokyo Institute of Technology

Figure 3: Initiation Model of Autophagosome Formation

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The autophagy initiation machinery mediates formation of the initial isolation membrane through the recruitment of Atg9 vesicles. At the same time, the machinery phosphorylates Atg factors including Atg9, thereby promoting autophagosome formation.

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Developmental Cell

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