Fig. 4. Changes in the electrophoretic mobility of EDEN-BP are due to its
phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. (A) Extracts from non-activated eggs
and calcium ionophore-activated eggs were incubated at 30°C with (+) or
without (-) phophatase
for the indicated times. The extracts were
analysed on 15% Anderson SDS/PAGE and immunoblotted with anti-EDEN-BP
antibodies. (B) EDEN-BP immunoprecipitated from unfertilized egg extract was
incubated with phospatase
and treated as above. The different
electrophoretic forms of EDEN-BP are indicated on the left.