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Structural determinants of cobrotoxin for binding to an enzyme-linked-immunoassay plate.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8756398     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In order to assess the manner in which the structural state of a protein affects the results of an ELISA, the antigenic reactivities of cobrotoxin and reduced and S-carboxymethylated (RCM-) cobrotoxin with anti-RCM-cobrotoxin antibodies were studied. The results of competitive enzyme-linked immunoassay showed that the affinity of RCM-cobrotoxin for anti-RCM-cobrotoxin antibodies was higher than that of cobrotoxin. However, the cobrotoxin-coated wells had a greater reactivity towards anti-RCM-cobrotoxin antibodies than against RCM-cobrotoxin-coated wells. The lower reactivity observed with RCM-cobrotoxin-coated plates could be improved by adding 0.01% glutaraldehyde during the coating procedure. Studies on the antigenic structures of RCM-cobrotoxin showed that it contained an immunodominant epitope at residues 22-38. Moreover, the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of RCM-cobrotoxin encompassed other antigenic determinants which exhibited low reactivities towards anti-RCM-cobrotoxin antibodies. After removal of the antibodies against residues 22-38 of cobrotoxin from anti-RCM-cobrotoxin antibodies by passage through an affinity column, the remaining antibodies exhibited a similar reactivity towards cobrotoxin and RCM-cobrotoxin. The antibodies against residues 22-38 retained a little reactivity with the RCM-cobrotoxin-coated wells. These results suggest that the structural determinants of cobrotoxin and RCM-cobrotoxin for binding to the microtitre plates differ. Unlike RCM-cobrotoxin, the loop II structure of cobrotoxin encompassing residues 22-38 is not exclusively involved in the binding of cobrotoxin to microtitre plates.
Authors:
L S Chang; J Lin; C C Chang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology and applied biochemistry     Volume:  24 ( Pt 1)     ISSN:  0885-4513     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem.     Publication Date:  1996 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-09-20     Completed Date:  1996-09-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8609465     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Appl Biochem     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  89-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antibodies
Biotechnology
Cobra Neurotoxin Proteins / chemistry*,  immunology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
Epitopes / chemistry
Methylation
Molecular Structure
Oxidation-Reduction
Protein Folding
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies; 0/Cobra Neurotoxin Proteins; 0/Epitopes

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