Figure 1. Immunoblot of APG12 fusion protein. Anti-APG12 antibody generated by immunization with recombinant yeast APG12 was tested by immunoblot against yeast lysates expressing the APG12-GFP fusion protein and other UBL fusion proteins. All UBLs possess limited homology to Ubiquitin and to each other, therefore it is important to know the degree of reactivity of each antibody against each UBL. Panel A shows total protein staining using ponceau. Panel B shows positions of free GFP or GFP containing recombinant proteins present in each lysate preparation after reaction with a 1:1,000 dilution of anti-GFP followed by reaction with a 1:15,000 dilution of HRP Donkey-a-Goat IgG MX. Panel C shows specific reaction with APG12 using a 1:2,000 dilution of IgG fraction of Rabbit-anti-APG12 (Yeast) followed by reaction with a 1:15,000 dilution of HRP Goat-a-Rabbit IgG MX. All primary antibodies were diluted in TTBS buffer supplemented with 5% non-fat milk and incubated with the membranes overnight at 4°C. Yeast lysate proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE using a 15% gel. This data indicates that anti-APG12 is highly specific and does not cross react with other UBLs. A chemiluminescence system was used for signal detection (Roche). Other detection systems will yield similar results. Data contributed by M. Malakhov, Lifesensors Inc., personal communication.
