Herein, we present a protocol to use heat shock protein 27 (HSP27)-specific small interfering RNA to assess the function of HSP27 during corneal epithelial wound healing. RNA interference is the best method for effectively knocking-down gene expression to investigate protein function in various cell types.
Yoo, A., Park, H., Kang, S., Kim, E., Tchah, H., Kim, J. Y. RNA Interference-based Investigation of the Function of Heat Shock Protein 27 during Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing. J. Vis. Exp. (115), e54280, doi:10.3791/54280 (2016).