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Immunogold localization of the type II regulatory subunit of cyclic AMP- dependent protein kinase. Monoclonal antibody characterization and RII distribution in rat parotid cells

MI Mednieks, RA Jungmann, C Fischler and AR Hand

National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland.

A mouse monoclonal antibody of the IgM class, MAb BB1, specific for the type II regulatory subunit (RII) of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (cAPK), was produced using a purified subcellular protein fraction from rat parotid gland as the original antigen. The antibody immunoprecipitated radioactivity labeled RII from bovine heart cAPK, and from rat and human parotid saliva. Western blot analysis revealed specific binding of the antibody to proteins of 52 and 54 KD in extracts of rat parotid tissue, parotid saliva, and bovine heart cAPK. Immunogold labeling of thin sections of rat parotid gland revealed specific labeling of acinar cell nuclei (especially the heterochromatin), cytoplasm (particularly in areas containing granular endoplasmic reticulum), and the content of secretory granules. Labeling was greatly reduced (approximately 84%) when the antibody was pre- absorbed with an excess of bovine heart cAPK. In duct cells the cytoplasm and nuclei were also labeled, but few gold particles were present over secretory granules. These results provide additional evidence for the presence of nuclear cAPK in rat parotid cells, and confirm previous observations on the presence of cAPK regulatory subunits in acinar secretory granules and saliva. The hybridoma reagent will be used for studies of stimulus responses in the parotid and for immunocytochemical analyses of RII distribution in other secretory tissues.

Volume 37, Issue 3, pp. 339-346, 03/01/1989
Copyright © 1989 by The Histochemical Society


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