MAP1LC3A and lung carcinoma: Compared to normal bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC), the expression of LC3A was downregulated in lung cancer cell lines H226, COLO677, H322, and H1975 at mRNA level, while in the cell lines H2170 and H1650, the expression of LC3A was higher than in HBEC (Figure 1(a)).