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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. The lipid bilayer surrounding the vacuole and separating its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell. A double-membrane-bounded compartment in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered; known as autophagosome in yeast. The lipid bilayer surrounding an organelle. Any constituent part of a vacuole, a closed structure, found only in eukaryotic cells, that is completely surrounded by unit membrane and contains liquid material. The lipid bilayer surrounding an autophagic vacuole, a double-membrane-bounded vesicle in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: autophagic vacuole membrane
Acc: GO:0000421
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: The lipid bilayer surrounding an autophagic vacuole, a double-membrane-bounded vesicle in which endogenous cellular material is sequestered.
Synonyms:
  • autophagosome membrane
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0000421 - autophagic vacuole membrane (interactive image map)
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