Cargo receptors

Description:

Cargo Receptors

The first step to make autophagy selective and specific for the cell is to employ receptor molecules. As the name suggests, they are “receptive” towards their target, that is the cargo to be degraded. In this illustration three cargo receptors named OPTN, NDP52 and TAX1BP1 are sticking to the cargo drawn in the upper part of the picture: a mitochondrion.

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Author:

Dorotea Fracchiolla

Year:

2021

Technique:

Gouache and ink