FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

autophagic cell death

ID (Ontology)

GO:0048102 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

A form of programmed cell death that is accompanied by the formation of autophagosomes. Autophagic cell death is characterized by lack of chromatin condensation and massive vacuolization of the cytoplasm, with little or no uptake by phagocytic cells.[ PubMed:18846107 PubMed:23347517 ]

Also Known As

"programmed cell death by macroautophagy"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
autophagic cell death (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| autophagic cell death

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  cell death
   |__programmed cell death
       |__autophagic cell death  26 rec.
           |__regulation of autophagic cell death
               |__negative regulation of autophagic cell death
               |__positive regulation of autophagic cell death

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Is a	programmed cell death
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"autophagic death" BROAD "autosis" RELATED[ PubMed:25236395 ] "programmed cell death by autophagy" BROAD "programmed cell death by macroautophagy" EXACT "type II programmed cell death" RELATED
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