The autophagy-specific exocyst subcomplex contributes to phagophore assembly site integrity by promoting phagophore expansion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Number 41, October 2025.
Significance This study significantly improves our understanding of membrane expansion during autophagy by decoding the role of the exocyst tethering complex during autophagosome biogenesis. Using yeast genetics, we show that autophagy-specific exocyst…