A monoclonal antibody specific for the red-absorbing form of phytochrome |
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Authors: | Mary L Holdsworth Garry C Whitelam |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH Leicester, UK;(2) Present address: Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 405 Hilgard Avenue, 90024 California, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | Characterisation of a new monoclonal antibody (mAb), designated LAS 41, directed against 124-kilodalton (kDa) etiolated-oat (Avena sativa L.) phytochrome, indicates that it recognises an epitope unique to the red-light-absorbing form, Pr. In a solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), LAS 41 exhibits a seven- to eight-fold higher affinity for Pr than for the far-red-light-absorbing form of phytochrome, Pfr. In addition, in immunoprecipitation assays LAS 41 effectively precipitates 100% of phytochrome presented as Pr but only precipitates a maximum of 24.5% of phytochrome presented as Pfr. These values are indicative of binding exclusively to Pr. Peptide-mapping studies show that LAS 41 recognises and epitope located within a region 6–10 kDa from the aminoterminus of the phytochrome molecule. Since binding of LAS 41 to Pr induces alterations in the spectral properties of Pr, this indicates that at least part of the 4 kDa domain to which the antibody binds is essential for protein-chromophore interaction. Subsequent photoconversion of LAS 41-Pr complexes produces native Pfr spectra, with concomitant production of free antibody and antigen, as shown by a modified ELISA. The specificity of LAS 41 for Pr has facilitated the purification of Pfr which is free of contaminating Pr. This has enabled direct determination of the mole fraction of Pfr established by red light to be 0.874.Abbreviations ELISA
enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay
- kDa
kilodalton
- mAb
monoclonal antibody
- Pfr
far-red-absorbing form of phytochrome
- Pr
red-absorbing form of phytochrome
- SDS-PAGE
sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- (A)
difference in absorbance (A
665
Pr
–A
730
Pr
)-(A
665
Pfr
–A
730
Pfr
)
- Ar/Afr
spectral change ratio (SCR)
- max
mole fraction of Pfr following saturating red light |
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Keywords: | Avena (phytochrome) Monoclonal antibody (phytochrome) Phytochrome (Pr-specificity) |
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