Anti-nitroxide immunoglobulin G: analysis of antibody specificity and their application as probes for spin-labeled proteins
Abstract
Antibodies have been elicited to the nitroxide spin-label 4-maleimido-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidinyl-1-oxy conjugated, via protein sulfhydryl groups, to bovine serum albumin. Antibody-hapten cross-reactivity was demonstrated by double immunodiffusion and by a broadening of the nitroxide electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum. The specificity of the antibodies with respect to hapten structure was examined by means of a simple filter binding assay. Under these conditions, antibodies were shown to distinguish between the nitroxide and hydroxylamine derivatives and between spin-labels comprising either five- or six-membered ring structures. In addition, protein-bound nitroxide spin-labels were detected at the nanogram level by immunoblotting. By use of this method, the specificity of the antibody-hapten reaction predicted by the filter binding assay procedure was utilized to differentially detect various types of bound spin-label. Finally, antibodies were used to identify protein-bound nitroxide spin-label of protein fractionated by gel electrophoresis.
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