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. 1988 Dec 15;256(3):917–922. doi: 10.1042/bj2560917

Monoclonal antibody detection of prolactin-binding subunits in the rabbit mammary gland.

H Murakami 1, F Ike 1, K Kohmoto 1, S Sakai 1
PMCID: PMC1135503  PMID: 3223961

Abstract

The structure of prolactin (PRL) receptor in the rabbit mammary gland was examined using a receptor-specific monoclonal antibody (MAb). The PRL receptor preparation used was purified by making use of a PRL-affinity column. MAb inhibited the binding of PRL to the receptor, in a dose-dependent manner and completely at a high concentration. Using the receptor directly labelled by 125I, the preparation was incubated with MAbs and the immune complex was collected by Pansorbin and examined by SDS/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. The autoradiography showed that three species with apparent Mr values of 77,000, 41,000 and 25,000 specifically reacted with MAbs. The pattern changed little in the presence or absence of dithiothreitol. Western blot analysis showed that two species (Mr 77,000 and 41,000) reacted with MAb. Affinity labelling of the receptor with labelled PRL revealed three bands with Mr values of 96,000, 60,000 and 43,000 on SDS gels. The high-Mr complex (Mr greater than 200,000) was always present at the top of the gel. These results show that the mammary gland contains at least three PRL-binding subunits. The differences in Mr before and after PRL binding were close to the Mr of PRL. This would suggest that each PRL binding subunit reacts with one PRL molecule.

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