= Autophagy
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<Autophagy> delivers a <biological cell>'s own material for digestion and recycling in <lysosomes>. <Macroautophagy> is the enclosing-carrier route illustrated here; other forms deliver cargo differently. The cargo's internal origin distinguishes this route from uptake by <endocytosis>.<The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 2nd edition by Geoffrey M. Cooper/Protein Degradation>[The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 2nd edition by Geoffrey M. Cooper; Lysosomal Proteolysis, Figure 7.41 and subsequent selective-uptake paragraph: enclosed cargo and alternative uptake]{ref}
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