(A) CHO cells were cotransfected with RFP-LC3 and GFP-Rap2b wt (upper panel) or GFP-Rap2b ΔAAX (lower panel). Twenty-four hours after transfection, they were infected for 4 h with the wt strain of S. aureus (wt), the mutant deficient for α-hemolysin (Hla−), or the Hla(−) mutant expressing an α-hemolysin plasmid (Hla(−)+pHla). The nucleus and the bacteria were labeled with TOPRO as indicated in Materials and Methods and immediately visualized by confocal microscopy. These data are representative of three independent experiments. 