Co-Authors:
Ginzberg, I., Department of Microbiology-Biotechnology, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel
Rosenblum, S., Department of Microbiology-Biotechnology, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel
Koltin, Y., Department of Microbiology-Biotechnology, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel
Smorodinsky, N.I., The Hybridoma Unit, G.S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
Abstract:
The toxins secreted by Ustilago maydis are encoded by dsRNA viruses. The KP6 toxin encoded by subtype P6 consists of two polypeptides α and β, which are not covalently bound. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) were raised against each subunit. Some of the anti-β MoAbs identify different epitopes in the antigen. The MoAbs were used to affinity purify α and β polypeptides from culture media and to detect the precursor of the mature toxin. © 1992 Kluwer Academic Publishers.