MAP1LC3A and hepatocellular carcinoma: Exposure of cells to BafA1 over time induced robust LC3 conversion (i.e. cytosolic LC3I to autophagosome-bound lipidated LC3II) and increased p62 levels in both BEL7402 and HepG2 cells (Fig. 4B), thereby suggesting that BafA1 blocks autophagy flux in HCC cells.