3-Methyladenine

3-Methyladenine is a selective autophagy and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor for Vps34 and PI3Kγ with IC50 of 25 and 60 nM, respectively. 3-Methyladenine significantly shortens the duration of nocodazole-induced-prometaphase arrest. 3-Methyladenine inhibits class I and class III PI3K in different temporal patterns. 3-Methyladenine blocks autophagy through its effect on class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), the activity of which is required for the nucleation and assembly of the initial phagophore membrane. 3-Methyladenine treatment does not alter the degree of hemorrhage compared with the SAH group.