GO biological process ontology term - GO:0016239 - positive regulation of macroautophagy
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0016239
- Name
- positive regulation of macroautophagy
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Any process, such as recognition of nutrient depletion, that activates or increases the rate of macroautophagy to bring cytosolic macromolecules to the vacuole/lysosome for degradation.
