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A closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. Cells contain one or several vacuoles, that may have different functions from each other. Vacuoles have a diverse array of functions. They can act as a storage organelle for nutrients or waste products, as a degradative compartment, as a cost-effective way of increasing cell size, and as a homeostatic regulator controlling both turgor pressure and pH of the cytosol. Any constituent part of the cytoplasm, all of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures. A double-membrane-bounded compartment in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered; known as autophagosome in yeast. The volume enclosed within the autophagic vacuole membrane. The lipid bilayer surrounding an autophagic vacuole, a double-membrane-bounded vesicle in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered. Organized structure of distinctive morphology and function, bounded by a single or double lipid bilayer membrane and occurring within the cell. Includes the nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, vacuoles, and vesicles. Excludes the plasma membrane.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY

Name: autophagic vacuole
Acc: GO:0005776
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A double-membrane-bounded compartment in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered; known as autophagosome in yeast.
Synonyms:
  • autophagosome
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 29 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 37 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0005776 - autophagic vacuole (interactive image map)

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