vacuole-isolation membrane contact site

I. Literature review

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Namevacuole-isolation membrane contact site
IDGO_0120095
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Cellular component

Exact synonym

vacuole-IM contact site, vacuole-phagophore contact site

Description

An organelle membrane contact site formed at the junction of the vacuolar membrane and the isolation membrane or phagophore in response to starvation or other stresses, leading to the formation of the autophagosome.

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