Table 1.
Caspase targets, siRNA name, sense sequence, and references of the 19-nucleotide siRNA used in this study
| Target | siRNA name | siRNA sense sequence (5′–>3′) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | siNS | CCGAGACAAUCGCGAACAU | Cuchet (not published) |
| Caspase-8 | siC8a | CUACCAGAAAGGUAUACCU | Chun et al. 2002 |
| siC8b | GGGUCAUGCUCUAUCAGAU | Wagner et al. 2004 | |
| Caspase-2 | siC2a | ACAGCUGUUGUUGAGCGAA | Lassus et al. 2002 |
| siC2b | CUUCCAGCUGGCAUAUAGG | Wagner et al. 2004 | |
| Caspase-9 | siC9 | CCAGGCAGCUGAUCAUAGA | Allan and Clarke 2007 |
| Caspase-3 | siC3a | UGGAUUAUCCUGAGAUGGG | Carlile et al. 2004 |
| siC3b | UGACAUCUCGGUCUGGUAC | Wurzer et al. 2003 |