作者: Cynthia J. Lenz , Matthew H. Greenstone
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摘要: A species-specific monoclonal antibody was produced to whole plasma of fifth instar larvae the corn earworm, Heliothis zea (Boddie) (Lepid0ptera:Noctuidae). This did not cross-react with proteins from any other lepidopteran tested, including spp. The antigen recognized by this characterized and found be arylphorin, a prominent larval storage protein. conclusion based on electrophoretic as well immunological characteristics antigen. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated that had an apparent native molecular weight 460,000, it composed subunits having weights 76,000. isoelectric point 5.9, some microheterogeneity being seen. Western blotting arylphorin against clearly identified arylphorin. protein in egg homogenates or early plasma, but present large quantities pupal and, at trace levels, adult homogenates. efficient production selection hybridomas producing antibodies specific H. using unfractionated immunogen illustrates fact technology can produce highly crude preparations. We discuss tradeoffs one must accept when choosing strategy over purified immunogens.