ZP3 Antibody | 23-528

ZP3 Antibody | 23-528 | Gentaur UK, US & Europe Distribution

Host: Rabbit

Reactivity: Human, Rat

Homology: N/A

Immunogen: Recombinant fusion protein containing a sequence corresponding to amino acids 170-390 of human ZP3 (NP_001103824.1) .

Research Area: Other

Tested Application: WB, IF

Application: WB: 1:500 - 1:2000
IF: 1:50 - 1:200

Specificiy: N/A

Positive Control 1: SKOV3

Positive Control 2: N/A

Positive Control 3: N/A

Positive Control 4: N/A

Positive Control 5: N/A

Positive Control 6: N/A

Molecular Weight: Observed: 47kDa

Validation: N/A

Isoform: N/A

Purification: Affinity purification

Clonality: Polyclonal

Clone: N/A

Isotype: IgG

Conjugate: Unconjugated

Physical State: Liquid

Buffer: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.3.

Concentration: N/A

Storage Condition: Store at -20˚C. Avoid freeze / thaw cycles.

Alternate Name: ZP3, ZPC, ZP3A, ZP3B, Zp-3

User Note: Optimal dilutions for each application to be determined by the researcher.

BACKGROUND: The zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix that surrounds the oocyte and early embryo. It is composed primarily of three or four glycoproteins with various functions during fertilization and preimplantation development. The protein encoded by this gene is a structural component of the zona pellucida and functions in primary binding and induction of the sperm acrosome reaction. The nascent protein contains a N-terminal signal peptide sequence, a conserved ZP domain, a C-terminal consensus furin cleavage site, and a transmembrane domain. It is hypothesized that furin cleavage results in release of the mature protein from the plasma membrane for subsequent incorporation into the zona pellucida matrix. However, the requirement for furin cleavage in this process remains controversial based on mouse studies. A variation in the last exon of this gene has previously served as the basis for an additional ZP3 locus; however, sequence and literature review reveals that there is only one full-length ZP3 locus in the human genome. Another locus encoding a bipartite transcript designated POMZP3 contains a duplication of the last four exons of ZP3, including the above described variation, and maps closely to this gene.