Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to Xenopus proteins.

Monoclonal antibodies are powerful and versatile tools that enable the study of proteins in diverse contexts. They are often utilized to assist with identification of subcellular localization and characterization of the function of target proteins of interest. However, because there can be considerable sequence diversity between orthologous proteins in Xenopus and mammals, antibodies produced against mouse or human proteins often do not recognize Xenopus counterparts. To address this issue, we refined existing mouse monoclonal antibody production protocols to generate antibodies against Xenopus proteins of interest. Here, we describe several approaches for the generation of useful mouse anti-Xenopus antibodies to multiple Xenopus proteins and their validation in various experimental approaches. These novel antibodies are now available to the research community through the Developmental Study Hybridoma Bank (DSHB). © 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.

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Brett Horr, Ryan Kurtz, Ankit Pandey, Benjamin G Hoffstrom, Elizabeth Schock, Carole LaBonne, Dominique Alfandari. Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to Xenopus proteins. Development (Cambridge, England). 2023 Feb 15;150(4)

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