Research Article

RNA Interference Targeting Snail Inhibits the Transforming Growth Factor β2-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Human Lens Epithelial Cells

Table 1

siRNA sequences for snail targeting and negative control.

siRNA
duplex
siRNA duplex sequences (5′-3′)

P1Sense:GAAUGUCCCUGCUCCACAAGCdTdT
Antisense:GCUUGUGGAGCAGGGACAUUCdTdT
P2Sense:GCGAGCUGCAGGACUCUAAUCdTdT
Antisense:GAUUAGAGUCCUGCAGCUCGCdTdT
P3Sense:CCUUCGUCCUUCUCCUCUACUdTdT
Antisense:AGUAGAGGAGAAGGACGAAGGdTdT
P4Sense:CAGAUGUCAAGAAGUACCAGUdTdT
Antisense:ACUGGUACUUCUUGACAUCUGdTdT
P5Sense:UUCUCCGAACGUGUCACGUdTdT
Antisense:ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAAdTdT

Four siRNAs (P1–P4) were designed from the coding sequence of the human Snail gene. The siRNA duplex sequences are listed. A nonspecific, scrambled siRNA duplex as negative control (P5) was used as a control.