Immunocytochemical localization of enterobacterial common antigen in Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica cells.
AUTOR(ES)
Acker, G
RESUMO
Enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) was localized on Lowicryl K4M sections and on ultrathin cryosections by using either a mouse monoclonal antibody or an absorbed rabbit polyclonal immune serum with the corresponding gold-labeled secondary antibodies. Comparable results were obtained with both monoclonal antibody and polyclonal immune serum. Controls with two ECA-negative mutants revealed the ECA specificity of both labeling systems. On Lowicryl K4M sections, good labeling of the outer membrane and of membrane-associated areas in the cytoplasm was obtained. Unexpectedly, however, the ribosome-containing areas of the cytoplasm also showed significant labeling. On ultrathin cryosections, labeling of the cytoplasmic areas was much weaker, although the density of label in the outer membrane was comparable to that obtained with the Lowicryl K4M sections. With the techniques used, it cannot be completely excluded that the appearance of ECA in the cytoplasm is due to displacement of ECA-reactive sites during the preparation procedure.
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