Fig. 2.

Vps34 inhibition blocks autophagy initiation and causes accumulation of ubiquitin-positive and p62-positive structures. a Representative confocal images of cortical neurons treated with vehicle, Bafilomycin A1 (BafA1) at 50 nM, VPS34IN1 at 3 µM or cotreated for 3 h. Arrows highlight LC3 and p62 structures. Right panel, bar graphs denote average object intensity, per cell (mean ± SEM, N = 49-60 cells, from three independent experiments). Scale bar, 10 µm. ***p < 0.001 in one-way ANOVA, Holm–Sidak’s multiple comparisons test. b Representative confocal images of cortical neurons treated as in a and immunostained for LAMP-1, LC3, and p62. Airyscan insets highlight position of LC3 and p62 structures relative to LAMP-1-positive membranes. Scale bar, 10 µm. c Representative confocal images of cultured cortical neurons treated with vehicle or VPS34IN1 at 3 µM for 24 h. Arrows highlight p62 and ubiquitin colocalization. Scale bar, 10 µm