Immunofluorescence was used to detect cell-surface expression of vWF, which is an endothelial cell-specific gene. Cells (1×10
3 cells/well) were seeded on coverslips for 3 days, and then fixed in 1% paraformaldehyde at 4°C for at least 10 min. After being washed twice (2 min each time) with PBS, cells were permeabilized with 0.1%
Triton X-100 (Sigma-Aldrich; Merck KGaA) four times, 5 min each time. Membranes were blocked with
goat serum (cat no. SL038; dilution 1:50; Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China) at 37°C for 10 min. Subsequently, cells were incubated with 100 µl mouse anti-human vWF antibody (cat no. sc-516102; dilution 1:50; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA) for 1 h at 37°C. After washing three times (2 min each time) with PBS, the cells were incubated with the secondary antibody, FITC-conjugated
AffiniPure goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) antibody (cat no. 127-095-099; dilution 1:50; Jackson Laboratory, Ben Harbor, ME, USA), at 37°C for 1 h. Nuclear counterstaining was performed with 1.5 µg/ml
DAPI (Biotium, Inc., Hayward, CA, USA) for 30 min at 4°C. Immunofluorescence was observed under a fluorescence microscope. Four replicates were performed.
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