autophagy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000575",
  "term": "autophagy",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The segregation and degradation of various cytoplasmic constituents via engulfment by multivesicular bodies; vacuoles; or autophagosomes and their digestion by lysosomes. It plays an important role in biological metamorphosis and in the removal of bone by osteoclasts. Defective autophagy is associated with various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "autophagic cell death",
    "autophagic programmed cell death",
    "autophagocytosis",
    "type 2 programmed cell death"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "programmed cell death",
    "apoptosis",
    "endoplasmic reticulum stress",
    "autophagosomes",
    "lysosomes",
    "mitophagy",
    "macroautophagy",
    "chaperone-mediated autophagy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "autofagia"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/autophagy/"
}