Fig. 5. Detection of PKc isoform immunoreactivity in oocyte fractions with or
without exposure to PMA. (A) Single stage VI oocytes were fractionated into
supernatant (Sup) and pellet (Pel) fractions as in
Fig. 2 before (-PMA) or after
treatment with PMA (1 µM for 30 minutes, +PMA). These fractions were tested
for the presence of immunoreactivity for PKC isoforms using isoform-specific
antibodies. The approximate mass (in kDa) of each isoform was: delta (75);
epsilon (80); eta (76); mu (105); theta (79). Preadsorption of the primary
antibody with peptide immunogen abolished these bands. (B) PKC
immunoreactivity in Xenopus oocytes and the brain and effect of
antibody preadsorption. The results show the immunoreactive bands that are
detected in supernatant (sup) and pellet (pel) fractions of oocytes probed
with PKC
antibody with or without preadsorption of the antibody with
peptide immunogen. Immunoreactivity in a sample of extract (approximately 25
µg protein) from Xenopus brain is shown as a control.