“…The lentivirus preparation, transduction of U2OS cells and selection of the knockout candidates with puromycin (at 0.5 mg/mL concentration) were performed following a previously published protocol 60,61 . Cell lysates of the knockout candidates were analyzed for CRY1, CRY2 and Actin by immunoblotting using the following antibodies: anti-CRY1 (A302-614A, Bethyl Labs Inc. Montgomery, TX., USA), anti-CRY2 (A302-615A, Bethyl Labs), and anti-Actin (CST-4967S, Cell Signaling Technology, Boston, MA, USA).…”