A polyclonal antibody against synthetic peptide conserved in N-Myc protein reacts with water-soluble recombinant N-Myc protein.
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- Published online on: January 1, 1999 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.6.1.107
- Pages: 107-118
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Abstract
The importance of determining the N-Myc protein has been emphasized in neuroblastoma. We attempted to obtain a water-soluble N-Myc protein, and an antibody highly specific for the N-Myc protein. A plasmid was constructed from partial exons 2 and 3 of the N-myc gene, and expressed in Escherichia coli by isopropyl-beta,-D-thiogalactopyranoside. Newly obtained N-Myc (rN-Myc) was water-soluble with a M.W. of 38 kDa. An N-Myc-specific peptide, GVAPPRPGG RQTSGGDH, was used to raise an antibody. Specificity of the obtained antibody was confirmed and we found the rN-Myc protein reacts positively with the anti-N-Myc IgG raised here. The rN-Myc protein and the anti-N-Myc IgG obtained are expected to be used in an ELISA for N-Myc.
