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An immunoblotting technique was used to identify lymphostimulatory antigens within sized polypeptide fractions of Eimeria maxima sporozoites. Six fractions contained polypeptides that specifically stimulated the proliferation of immune lymphocytes in an in vitro assay, and polyclonal antisera were made in rabbits against these fractions. cDNA clones, isolated with antisera against a lymphostimulatory fraction of around 70 kDa, were found to encode four different antigens including a classical hsp70, a molecule homologous to an endoplasmic reticulum chaperonin (BiP/GRP), and a calcium-dependent serine/threonine protein kinase that appears homologous to a recently described molecule from Plasmodium falciparum. The protein kinase cDNA clone was overexpressed in Escherichia coli, and the recombinant antigen was found to induce both antibody and lymphoproliferative responses in chickens when administered subcutaneously. Thus, immunoblotting, in combination with in vitro lymphoproliferation assays, can be used as an initial screen for the identification of lymphostimulatory antigens from a complex pool of polypeptides, and a combination of cDNA cloning, expression, and immunization allows assessment of the lymphostimulatory activity of individual polypeptides. These studies should facilitate further evaluation of antigens that are potential candidates for inclusion in a recombinant vaccine against poultry coccidiosis.
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PMID:Nitrocellulose immunoblotting for identification and molecular gene cloning of Eimeria maxima antigens that stimulate lymphocyte proliferation. 854 29

Excessive exposure to copper, a redox-active metal, generates free radicals, which can cause cellular damage. In this study, we aim to identify the proteins that are up- or downregulated by copper exposure in human embryonic carcinoma (NCCIT) cells and to understand the mechanisms that play a role in the copper-induced stress response. After exposure to copper ions, the cells showed upregulated levels of 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein, fibrillin 1, CWC22 spliceosome-associated protein (KIAA1604), heat shock protein (HSP) 60, and HSP70, while the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6, vimentin, 14-3-3 protein zeta, and RAC-beta (AKT2) serine/threonine protein kinase were downregulated. The GeneGo Process Networks of the proteins upregulated by copper ions were analyzed, and the 3 highest-scoring networks from the proteins upregulated by copper ions are presented here. In particular, the increased level of HSP70 in response to copper ions occurred in a dose-dependent manner, indicating that HSP70 could be a potential biomarker for copper toxicity in mammalian cells.
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PMID:Proteomic analysis of the copper ion-induced stress response in a human embryonic carcinoma cell line. 2269 75