Anti-RbcL can be used as a cellular [compartment marker] of plastid stroma (cytoplasm in cyanobacteria) and detects RbcL protein from 31.25 fmoles. As both forms (I and II) are detected it is suitable for work with samples from Dinoflagellates, Haptophytes and Ochrophytes (diatoms, Raphidophytes, brown algae) as well as higher plants. This antibody together with Agrisera Rubisco protein standard is very suitable to quantify Rubisco in plant and algal samples.Example of a simulataneous western blot detection with RbcL, PsbA and PsaC antibodies. This antibody is not suitable for use in immunoprecipiation. This product can be sold containing ProClin if requested.,This antibody is used in: Immunocytochemical staining of diatoms according to Schmid (2003) J Phycol 39: 139-153 and Wordemann et al. (1986) J Cell Biol 102: 1688-1698. Immunofluorescence Dreier et al. (2012). FEMS Microbial Ecol., March 2012. Western blot and tissue printing during a student course Ma et al. (2009).As a loading control Sun et al. (2020).Protocol for Rubisco quantification using this antibody can be found here.
The antibody is particularly suitable for quantitative analysis of Rubisco in plant and algal samples. Rubisco(ribulose-1, 5-diphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthetic organisms. It shares a clear homology with purple bacteria and flowering plants and consists of two protein subunits, each with eight copies. In plants and green algae, the large subunit (~55 kDa) is encoded by the chloroplast rbcL gene, and the small subunit (15 kDa) is encoded by a family of nuclear red cell genes.
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