HUVECs were reverse transfected in 6‐ or 96‐well plates with
siRNA duplexes as follows.
20 n
m non‐targeting control siRNA:
5′‐UAAGGCUAUGAAGAGAUAC‐3′
5′‐AUGUAUUGGCCUGUAUUAG‐3′
5′‐AUGAACGUGAAUUGCUCAA‐3′
5′‐UGGUUUACAUGUCGACUAA‐3′
20 n
m USP8 siRNA:
5′‐UGAAAUACGYGACUGUUUA‐3′
5′‐GGACAGGACAGUAUAGAUA‐3′
5′‐AAAUAAAGCUCAACGAGAA‐3′
5′‐GGCAAGCCAUUUAAGAUUA‐3′
All
siRNA duplexes were from ThermoFisher and used according to the manufacturer's instructions. Endothelial cells were incubated for 6 h with
siRNA duplexes using a previously described lipid‐based transfection protocol
30. After 72 h, cells were processed for lysis and immunoblotting as previously described.
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