Human LRG1 (NM_052972) carrying a 6xHis tag expression vector, pcDNA3.1-LRG1, was generated as previously described (11 (link)). rhLRG1 protein was expressed in Freestyle 293 T cells (Invitrogen) and purified as previously described (11 (link)). siRNA oligonucleotides (cat. no. L-015179-01; Dharmacon) were used for LRG1 gene knockdown, while control siRNA (D-001810-10-20; Dharmacon) was used as a negative control. Transfection was performed using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) for HaCaT cells and RNAiMAX (Invitrogen) for dHL-60 cells according to the manufacturer’s protocol.