MAP1LC3A and cerebral artery occlusion: Using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused LC3 transgenic mice, Xie et al. demonstrated that GFP-LC3 fluorescent signals were detected above the ischemic hemisphere (especially in the peri-ischemic area) at 1, 3, and 6 d after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO), with a peak at 1 d.