The cellular catabolic process in which cells digest cellular materials, such as organelles and other macromolecular constituents, or non-self materials such as intracellular pathogens. Autophagy serves to provide essential nutrients under conditions of cellular stress; or can remodel intracellular structures during cell differentiation. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9412464 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11099404 GOC:autophagy http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455577 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198547684 ]
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goslim_chembl, goslim_generic, goslim_drosophila, goslim_pir, goslim_euk_cellular_processes_ribbon, goslim_pombe