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micropexophagy-specific membrane apparatus

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A membrane-bounded flattened sac that is formed during micropexophagy between the membrane tips of an engulfing vacuole, completing the engulfment and sequestration of peroxisomes from the cytosol, and forming a micropexophagic body within the lumen of the vacuole. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15563611 ]

Term info

Label

micropexophagy-specific membrane apparatus

Synonyms
  • MIPA
  • micropexophagic apparatus
has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0032046

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