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  • Title: Accessibility of proteins in 50S ribosomal subunits of Escherichia coli to antibodies: an ultracentrifugation study.
    Author: Morrison CA, Tischendorf G, Stöffler G, Garrett RA.
    Journal: Mol Gen Genet; 1977 Mar 16; 151(3):245-52. PubMed ID: 68433.
    Abstract:
    The accessibility of each of the proteins on the 50S ribosomal subunit of Escherichia coli was investigated by establishing whether immunoglobulins (IgG), specific for each of the 34 proteins from the 50S subunit, were able to bind to the 50S subunit. The main criterion for accessibility was the formation of specific antibody-50S subunit complexes that could be detected by means of analytical ultracentrifugation. The proteins fell into two main groups. Immunoglobulins against proteins L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7/L12, L8, L9, L10, L11, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, L20, L21, L22, L23, L25, L26, L27 and L30 gave large amounts of complex (20-100%) and, therefore, these proteins were considered to be accessible on the surface of the 50S ribosomal subunit. The antibodies against the remaining proteins L13, L24, L28, L29 and L31 to L34 produced small amounts of complexes (10-20%). Since their effects were unequivocably stronger than those obtained with IgG's from sera of non-immunized animals, the results indicate that these proteins are probably also accessible. Nonetheless, from the ultracentrifugation studies alone definite conclusions about the exposure of the latter group of proteins could not be drawn.
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