or endosome-derived vesicles and stays associated until the last moment before its fusion.

After the phagophore fully encloses its cargo, it seals and becomes a mature autophagosome. This structure then fuses with lysosomes to form an autolysosome, where the contents are degraded and recycled.

This process is similar in yeast, however the gene names differ. For example, LC3 in mammals is Atg8. In yeast autophagosomes are generated from which is distinct from the precursor structures in mammalian

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