USE OF 14-3-3 PROTEINS AS SENSITIVE BIOLOGICAL MARKERS FOR DETECTING POLLUTION CAUSED, INTER ALIA, BY POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) AND (XENO)OESTROGEN AND METHOD FOR QUICK DETERMINATION OF 14-3-3 PROTEINS

摘要

Method for monitoring natural and anthropogenic environmental chemicals in water or soil comprises assaying for protein 14-3-3 (Trends Biochem. Sci., 17, 498, 1992) as a biomarker in vertebrate or invertebrate indicator organisms exposed to the water or soil. An independent claim is also included for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for determining the presence and amount of protein 14-3-3 in an extract or body fluid sample, comprising: (1) introducing the sample into a microtiter plate well coated with a 14-3-3-binding peptide, either directly or by interaction of the biotinylated peptide with a streptavidin coating, and (2) detecting and quantifying complex formation. ACTIVITY : None given. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.