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chaperone-mediated autophagy
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0061684

The autophagy process which begins when chaperones and co-chaperones recognize a target motif and unfold the substrate protein. The proteins are then transported to the lysosome where they are degraded.

Exact Synonyms
chaperone-assisted selective autophagy
Broad Synonyms
CASA
CMA