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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
We have raised monoclonal antibodies to photoreceptor cells in the retina of the turtle (Pseudemys scripta elegans). One of these antibodies, 15-18 (an IgG1), was studied by immunoelectron microscopy using colloidal gold, and found to bind to the outer segments of all rods and some single cones, but did not stain turtle double cones. Immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation show that antibody 15-18 binds to an antigen of apparent Mr approximately 34,5000 which is probably turtle opsin. Antibody 15-18 binds visual pigments from several species, including bovine opsin. In order to determine the antigenic site bound by 15-18 in bovine opsin, synthetic peptides were used as competitors in an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). The antigenic site is located in the surface loop connecting rhodopsin helices IV-V, in the sequence 190-197. Antibody 15-18 binds to the external surface of rod cell outer segments, thus providing direct evidence for the predicted orientation of rhodopsin in the plasma membrane.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-6989
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
765-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
A monoclonal antibody that binds to photoreceptors in the turtle retina.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't