Monoclonal Antibodies to and Immunoaffinity Purification of Choline Acetyltransferase from Bovine Brain |
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| Authors: | Isao Ishida Tomoyuki Ichikawa Takeo Deguchi |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neurosciences, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neurosciences, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Three hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies to bovine brain choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) have been established by fusion of the spleen cells from a mouse immunized with purified enzyme with myeloma NS-1 cells. All three clones produced IgGl antibodies that reacted with enzyme protein denatured with sodium dodecyl sulfate. By using one of the monoclonal antibodies, a rapid and efficient immunoaffinity purification procedure of bovine ChAT has been established. Immunoblot analysis and immunoaffinity purification indicated that bovine ChAT is a single 68-kilodalton protein. The monoclonal antibodies will offer us a good tool to isolate the cDNA clones encoding ChAT. |
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| Keywords: | Choline acetyltransferase Monoclonal antibodies Immunoblot Immunoaffinity purification |
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