part of macroautophagy protein-containing complex disassembly autophagosome maturation Removal of PI3P and Atg8/LC3 after the closure of the phagophore and before the fusion with the endosome/lysosome (e.g. mammals and insects) or vacuole (yeast), and that very likely destabilizes other Atg proteins and thus enables their efficient dissociation and recycling. autophagic vacuole fusion pr GO:0000046 GO:0097352 autophagosome fusion 2012-06-28T03:12:18Z biological_process autophagic vacuole maturation