Enteric nerve fibers of holothurians are recognized by an antibody to acetylated alpha-tubulin.
The distribution of immunoreactivity to 6-11B-1, a monoclonal antibody that labels acetylated alpha-tubulin, was studied in the radial nerve and intestinal system of holothurians. As shown previously for other species, this antibody recognizes cilia and nerve fibers in Holothuria glaberrima and Holothuria mexicana. Thus, anti-acetylated alpha-tubulin can be used as a marker for nerve fibers in the enteric nervous system.
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Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras 00931.
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D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D002923:Cilia / Q000737:chemistry; D007422:Intestines / Q000294:innervation*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000032:analysis; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000032:analysis; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000276:immunology; D014404:Tubulin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D009842:Oligopeptides; D014404:Tubulin; C084194:GFSamide