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Gen Comp Endocrinol

Title:		Development and application of an ELISA for a sex pheromone released by the male sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.)
Author(s):		Yun SS; Scott AP; Siefkes MJ; Li W;
Address:		"Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA"
Journal Title:		Gen Comp Endocrinol
Year:		2002
Volume:		129
Issue:		3
Page Number:		163 - 170
DOI:		10.1016/s0016-6480(02)00517-8
ISSN/ISBN:		0016-6480 (Print) 0016-6480 (Linking)
Abstract:		"An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed for a conjugated bile acid, 7alpha,12alpha,24-trihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-3-one 24-sulfate (commonly referred to as 3-keto petromyzonol sulfate [3kPZS]), a pheromone released by reproductively mature male sea lampreys to attract sexually mature females. A polyclonal antiserum against the pheromone was raised by injecting 3-keto petromyzonol 24-hemisuccinate (3kPZ-HS) conjugated to bovine serum albumin into rabbits. The enzyme label was prepared by conjugating 3kPZ-HS to acetylcholinesterase. The standard curve had a working range of 20 pg-10 ng/well. Intra- and inter-assay variations were less than 5 and 12%, respectively. The antiserum had 100% cross-reaction with 3-keto petromyzonol and 3-keto allocholic acid but less than 0.2% cross-reaction with petromyzonol, allocholic acid, cholic acid, and taurolithocholic acid sulfate. The assay was applied to water which had been conditioned for 4h by either larvae, parasitic juveniles, ovulating females, pre-spermiating males, or spermiating males. Immunoactive material (average 200 ng/ml, which is equivalent to 500 microg animal/h) was only found in water from the reproductively mature males and diluted parallel with the standard curve. Assay of water samples collected from male lampreys in bisected aquaria also established that 99.6% of the immunoactive material emanated from the front end of the fish. This assay has applications in both physiological and ecological aspects of sea lamprey reproduction"
Keywords:		"Animals Antibody Specificity Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/*methods Female Glycation End Products, Advanced Immune Sera/biosynthesis Lampreys/growth & development/*physiology Larva/physiology Male Rabbits Serum Alb;"
Notes:		"MedlineYun, Sang-Seon Scott, Alexander P Siefkes, Michael J Li, Weiming eng 2002/12/04 Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2002 Dec; 129(3):163-70. doi: 10.1016/s0016-6480(02)00517-8"