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Article: Monoclonal antibody against Rab8 from Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
- Article from:
- European Journal of Entomology
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Institute of Entomology 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Key words. Bombyx mori, monoclonal antibody, Rab proteins, brain
Abstract. Small GTPases of the Rab family are key regulators of membrane trafficking. Monoclonal antibodies are useful tools for identifying proteins that interact with other proteins and for examining their tissue distribution. We selected a monoclonal antibody against Rab8 of Bombyx mori L. It specifically recognized amino acid residues 30-109, which are conserved among Rab8 proteins, and did not recognize any other Rab proteins. Western blotting using the antibody revealed one band in the brains of B. mori and rat. Far-Western blotting analysis detected three proteins interacting with Rab8. These results indicate that this ...