Fig. 1From: Signaling and other functions of lipids in autophagy: a reviewAutophagy mechanism. Autophagy is a cellular mechanism by which metabolites, organelles, proteins, and protein aggregates are enveloped by a vesicular membrane to form an autophagosome. The autophagosome is trafficked to a lysosome where fusion occurs, and lysosomal degradative enzymes break down the cargoBack to article page