autophagosome


autophagosome

 [aw″to-fa´go-sōm] a secondary lysosome in which elements of a cell's own cytoplasm are digested.

au·to·pha·go·ly·so·some

(aw'tō-fā'gō-lī'sō-sōm), The digestive vacuole of autophagy that results from the fusion of a lysosome with an autophagic vacuole. Synonym(s): autophagosome

autophagosome

A membrane-bound intracellular vacuole that contains fragments of partially digested cell components; indigestible debris persists as lipofuscin.