# omegasome

> 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 autophagosom

**Wikidata**: [Q15238425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15238425)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omegasome)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/omegasome


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023