After 48 h-incubation, cells were washed twice with PBS, fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with PBS containing 0.5% Triton X-100. Non-specific binding sites were blocked following a 30 min-exposure to 3% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in PBS-T (PBS and 0.05% Tween-20). Afterwards, cells were incubated with rabbit anti-LC3B antibody (dilution 1:200 in PBS and 1% BSA) at 4°C overnight. Cells were then washed three time with PBS-T and incubated with secondary Dy Light 488-conjugated anti-rabbit antibodies (dilution 1:1,000 in PBS and 1% BSA) in the dark at 4°C for 1 h and washed again with PBS-T.
Coverslips (overturned on microscope slides) were mounted with Pro Long Diamond Antifade containing DAPI (4′,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole, Dihydrochloride) (Thermo Fisher Scientific) and observed under fluorescence microscopy (Axio Imager A2 Zeiss). Images were acquired using a black and white camera (Leica, DFC350FX).