Autophagy is an essential lysosome-dependent quality-control process through which cells degrade and recycle intracellular material. Based on how substrates enter degradative compartments, autophagy is primarily classified into macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy. ...
Lysosomes are core organelles for cellular catabolism and quality control. They are responsible for degrading materials derived from intracellular autophagy, extracellular endocytosis, phagocytosis, and macropinocytosis. In addition to degradation, lysosomes participate in nutrient sensing, mTOR ...