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  • Title: Immunological application of the dihydrofolate reductase handle carrying a small peptide, leucine enkephalin.
    Author: Iwakura M, Kokubu T, Ohashi S.
    Journal: J Biochem; 1993 Dec; 114(6):885-9. PubMed ID: 8138547.
    Abstract:
    The "dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) handle" [Iwakura, M. et al. (1992) J. Biochem. 111, 37-45; Iwakura, M. & Tanaka, T. (1992) J. Biochem. 111, 638-642] fused with a pentapeptide, leucine enkephalin (LEK), has been applied in immunoassays for LEK and for the preparation of anti-LEK monoclonal antibody. DHFR fused with LEK (DHFR-LEK) was first utilized as an immobilized antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for LEK. By using a commercially available anti-LEK and peroxidase-linked anti-IgG, LEK could be quantified in the range between 0.1 ng/ml and 10 micrograms/ml. By using a commercially available anti-LEK and the DHFR-LEK as an enzyme-labeled antigen, LEK was quantified in the range between 0.1 ng/ml and 1 microgram/ml by monitoring the recovery of the DHFR activity from the immuno-precipitates. By using the DHFR-LEK as an immunogen, three mouse monoclonal antibodies against LEK, but not DHFR, were isolated. All three monoclonal antibodies were of IgG1 kappa type. The large-scale preparation of two of these monoclonal antibodies, designated as anti-LEK-36 and anti-LEK-74, was carried out and their recognition specificities were studied by competitive binding assays. The IC50 values of LEK for the anti-LEK-36 and anti-LEK-74 were 3.74 x 10(-6) and 4.66 x 10(-6) M, respectively. The competitive binding assays showed that recognition specificities of the two monoclonal antibodies were high and restricted to LEK and leucine-enkephalin (sulfated form). These results strongly suggest that the DHFR handle is useful in several immunological applications.
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