PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF IgY ANTIBODIES AS A NOVEL TOOL TO PURIFY THE NR1 SUBUNIT OF NMDA RECEPTO

Autor: Edgar Antonio Reyes Montaño, Leonardo Lareo, Gerardo Pérez
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Revista Colombiana de Química, Vol 41, Iss 1, Pp 31-45 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0120-2804
2357-3791
Popis: Producing polyclonal antibodies (IgY) inchickens has advantages over those obtainedin other animal models, since theyhave been used as a tool for studyingdifferent proteins (NMDA glutamate receptorin our case, specifically the NR1subunit). We produced specific antibodiesagainst expression products by thealternative splicing of the gene encodingNMDA receptor NR1 subunit in adult ratbrain. Three peptides corresponding tothe splicing sites (N1, C1 and C2’ cassettes)were designed, synthesised and usedindividually as antigens in hens. Specificimmunoglobulins were purified fromyolks. The antibodies were then used forpurifying the NMDA receptor NR1 subunitusing affinity chromatography couplingthe three antibodies to the support.R
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