autophagosome-dependent secretion

Term ID

GO:0160192

Synonyms

• autophagy-dependent secretion
• secretory autophagy

Definition

A process of exocytosis that uses the autophagy machinery to facilitate secretion of the cytosolic cargo such as leaderless cytosolic proteins which cannot enter the conventional secretory pathway operating via the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. (2)

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO