For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see GOCC_OMEGASOME
Standard name
GOCC_OMEGASOME
Systematic name
M40625
Brief description
Omega-shaped (as in the Greek capital letter) intracellular membrane-bounded organelle enriched in phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and dynamically connected to the endoplasmic reticulum. Omegasomes are the first step of the formation of autophagosomes via the phagophore assembly sites. [GOC:autophagy, GOC:mf, PMID:18725538, PMID:24591649]
Full description or abstract
Collection
C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
