Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were grown and maintained in basal media supplemented with
VascuLife EnGS LifeFactors Kit (Lifeline Cell Technology, Oceanside, CA). Cells were plated on 0.2% (w/v) gelatin-coated cell culture plates (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA) and utilized within the first five passages. Antibodies for Western Blotting (WB) were purchased from the following sources and utilized at the designated dilutions:
GAPDH (14C10, 1:10,000 dilution; Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA), LC3B (L7543, 1:1,000 dilution; Sigma), and
HAS2 (sc-514737 and sc-365263 at 1:250 and 1:150, respectively; Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Dallas, TX). The following siRNA was purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology and used at the designated amounts:
ATG5 siRNA (sc-41445, 100 pM) and scramble control siRNA-A (sc-37007, 100 pM).
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