= Macroautophagy
In <macroautophagy>, a portion of <cytoplasm>, potentially including an <organelle>, is enclosed in an <autophagosome> before delivery to a <lysosome>. Sequestration precedes digestion.<Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others/Transport from the Trans Golgi Network to Lysosomes>[Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others; Multiple Pathways Deliver Materials to Lysosomes, autophagy paragraph and Figure 13-35]{ref}
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