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For analysing spatial distribution of maternal proteins in an amphibian egg, monoclonal antibodies specific to certain regions were raised. One monoclonal antibody was found (MoAB Xa5B6) which reacted specifically with the animal hemisphere of the mature Xenopus laevis egg. The maternal protein that reacted with the MoAb Xa5B6 was shown to be distributed asymmetrically along the dorso-ventral axis in the upper region of the equatorial zone of the fertilized egg. At late blastula stage, the antigen protein could be observed clearly in both the marginal zone and animal cap. It was localized predominantly in mesodermal and ectodermal cells of late neurula embryos. The Xa5B6 antigen accumulated during oogenesis. The distribution pattern of maternal protein was remarkably different in the developmental stages of the oocyte. The pattern in the mature oocyte was completely different from that of the immature egg in which the antigen was located in the radial striations of the oocytecytoplasm. After maturation, the distribution pattern changed drastically to an animal-vegetal polarization and the striation labellings were no longer observed. By Western blot examination, it was confirmed that the amounts of antigen protein were constant during early embryogenesis and the mesoectoderm contained a greater amount of antigens than the endoderm at late blastula. The antibody detected two bands of approximately 70 × 103 and 30 × 103 Mr by Western blot analysis. The latter molecule may possibly be a degrading moiety of the former. The results were discussed in relation to establishment of animal-vegetal (A/V) and dorso-ventral (D/V) polarization at the molecular level.
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