The mitosis-specific monoclonal antibody MPM-2 recognizes phosphoproteins associated with the nuclear envelope in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells.
The monoclonal antibody MPM-2 recognizes a family of phosphorylated proteins present in mitotic cells. In a number of organisms it stains nuclei and also cytoskeletal structures which contain or organize tubulin. In mitotic Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells MPM-2 reacts with phosphoproteins associated with the nuclear envelope (NE). Staining of the NE region appears in preprophase, reaches a maximum intensity in metaphase/anaphase and disappears rapidly in telophase. Localized hyperphosphorylation of the anterior NE region is apparent in many cells throughout mitosis. The distribution and timing of MPM-2 labeling suggests that in Chlamydomonas MPM-2 may be interacting with lamin-like phosphoproteins.
Antibodies, Monoclonal↗