Dangli A, Grond C, Kloetzel P, Bautz E K
EMBO J. 1983;2(10):1747-51. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1983.tb01652.x.
The monoclonal antibody P11 is directed against a 38 000 dalton protein of Drosophila melanogaster. On polytene chromosomes this protein is present in a subset of the RNA polymerase II-containing loci. Here we show by density centrifugation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests that the P11 antigen is part of nuclear ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes. Indirect immunofluorescence shows that, after prolonged heat-shock, the P11 antigen is present only in the heat-shock puff 93 D. Identical distribution patterns were obtained with another monoclonal antibody, Q18. Unlike P11, this antibody also cross-reacts with D. hydei and D. virilis polytene chromosomes, where the puffs 48 B and 20 CD, respectively, are the only loci prominently stained after heat-shock. The small and giant RNP complexes previously described in these puffs were also observed in puff 93 D. Both types of particle contain the P11 antigen as shown by immunoelectron microscopy. We suggest that the P11 antigen is associated with a special class of RNPs which are possibly involved in the storage of primary transcription products inside the nucleus.
单克隆抗体P11针对的是黑腹果蝇的一种38000道尔顿的蛋白质。在多线染色体上,这种蛋白质存在于含RNA聚合酶II的基因座的一个子集中。在这里,我们通过密度离心和酶联免疫吸附试验表明,P11抗原是核糖核蛋白(RNP)复合物的一部分。间接免疫荧光显示,长时间热休克后,P11抗原仅存在于热休克胀泡93D中。用另一种单克隆抗体Q18也获得了相同的分布模式。与P11不同,这种抗体还能与海德氏果蝇和粗壮果蝇的多线染色体发生交叉反应,热休克后,分别只有胀泡48B和20CD这两个基因座被显著染色。在胀泡93D中也观察到了先前在这些胀泡中描述的小RNP复合物和大RNP复合物。免疫电子显微镜显示,这两种颗粒都含有P11抗原。我们认为,P11抗原与一类特殊的RNP相关,这类RNP可能参与细胞核内初级转录产物的储存。