Monoclonal antibodies to human DNA topoisomerase I and the two isoforms of DNA topoisomerase II: 170- and 180-kDa isozymes

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Abstract

Several monoclonal antibodies of different isotypes specific to human DNA topoisomerase I, to 170- and 180-kDa DNA topoisomerase II isozymes, were produced and characterized. The specificity of monoclonal antibodies was confirmed by comparison with polyclonal antibodies by Western blot, by immunoprecipitation of enzyme activity, and by immunoprecipitation of DNA topoisomerases with characterized polyclonal antisera. Morphological studies performed by immunofluorescence indicate that the three groups of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) stain the nucleus with characteristic patterns, which can be compared with those obtained with polyclonal antibodies. In particular the MoAbs to the 100-kDa DNA topoisomerase I stain the nucleolus and the nucleoplasm; the MoAbs to 170- and 180-kDa DNA topoisomerase II give completely distinct intranuclear patterns: those to the 170-kDa protein stain mainly the nucleoplasm, whereas those to the 180-kDa protein stain only the nucleolus. The two DNA topoisomerase II isozymes clearly exhibit fluctuations in their expression during cell growth: the 170-kDa isozyme is more abundant during the logarithmic phase of growth, while the 180-kDa isozyme is mainly present during the plateau phase of growth.

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