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Murine monoclonal antibodies to membrane antigens were generated by immunization with a crude cellular membrane preparation from suspension-cultured cells of Nicotiana glutinosa L. From a panel of thirteen monoclonal antibodies, seven were found to be directed against antigens present on the plasma-membrane by immunofluorescence visualization of antibody binding to the surface of isolated protoplasts. The corresponding set of plasma-membrane antigen(s) were present in root, shoot and leaf tissue and some but not all of these antigens were of wide species distribution, being found in Nicotiana tabacum L., N. plumbaginifolia L., Glycine max L., Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Triticum aestivum L. Topologically specific labeling of intact protoplasts with a monoclonal antibody reactive with an epitope present on the plasma-membrane specifically labeled a membrane fraction which equilibrated at a density of 1.14 kg/l following centrifugation in a sucrose gradient. In addition to use as biochemical markers for fractionation and molecular characterization of plasma-membranes, these monoclonal antibodies provide the basis for new selection tools in plant cell and gene manipulations.
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Norman, P.M., Wingate, V.P.M., Fitter, M.S. et al. Monoclonal antibodies to plant plasma-membrane antigens. Planta 167, 452–459 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00391220
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