title: Immunolocalization of a guinea pig sperm surface antigen recognized by a monoclonal antibody E74.
abstract: E74 is a mouse monoclonal antibody raised against the acrosome-reacted guinea pig spermatozoa. This study describes immunolocalization of the E74 antigen in guinea pig spermatozoa. Immunoelectron microscopy of guinea pig spermatozoa shows that the E74 antigen is localized on the equatorial segment plasma membrane following the acrosome reaction but not associated with the surface of the acrosome-intact spermatozoa. Immunoblot analysis of Triton X-100 extract of cauda epididymal guinea pig spermatozoa following one-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis shows that E74 antibody recognizes a protein with an apparent molecular weight of 45,000 dalton. Immunoblot of sperm extracts separated by two dimensional gel electrophoresis indicates a broad spot of 45,000 dalton in the 5 to 7.5 isoelectric focusing range.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. isurani@anato.ruh.ac.lk
authors.forename: Isurani
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilayperuma
mesh_terms: D020101:Acrosome Reaction / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface