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. 2019 May 22;8(5):488. doi: 10.3390/cells8050488

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Mechanisms of selective and non-selective autophagy. In non-selective autophagy, a double-membraned autophagosome non-selectively engulfs components of the cytoplasm around its target. In selective autophagy, the autophagosome targets a specific organelle (e.g., mitochondria).