Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

positive regulation of macroautophagy

Term ID
GO:0016239
Synonyms
  • activation of macroautophagy
  • positive regulation of starvation-induced autophagy
  • stimulation of macroautophagy
  • up regulation of macroautophagy
  • up-regulation of macroautophagy
  • upregulation of macroautophagy
Definition
Any process, such as recognition of nutrient depletion, that activates or increases the rate of macroautophagy to bring cytosolic macromolecules to the vacuole/lysosome for degradation. 9412464
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
positively regulates
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes