Anti-ZP2 Antibody Picoband® (Cy3 Conjugate)

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-ZP2 Antibody Picoband® catalog # PB9912. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Human. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PB9912-Cy3

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZP2 gene. The sperm-binding domain on the ZP2 protein is necessary in both humans and mice for oocyte-sperm recognition and penetration of the zona pellucida. It is also responsible for the primary block to polyspermy in mammals. The oocyte has cortical granules peripherally located under the cortex that contain a proteolytic protein called ovastacin. After the sperm binds to ZP2, the cortical granules are exocytosed releasing ovastacin into the perivitelline space. Ovastacin cleaves ZP2 at the N terminus, preventing more sperm from binding and penetrating the oocyte, thus hardening the zona pellucida. Ovastacin is only found in oocytes, and is part of the astacin family of metalloendoproteases. Female mice engineered without ovastacin showed that ZP2 was not cleaved after fertilization.

Synonyms

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2;Zona pellucida glycoprotein 2;Zp-2;Zona pellucida protein A;Processed zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2;ZP2;ZPA;

Gene Name

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2

UniProt

Q05996

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Human

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human ZP2, different from the related mouse sequence by six amino acids, and from the related rat sequence by four amino acids.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

Widely expressed. In normal thymus, expressed in medullary epithelial cells and Hassle's corpuscles (at protein level). In the spleen, mainly expressed in the white pulp germinal centers (at protein level). Up-regulated in thymic lymphomas. .

Applications

IHC,WB

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified.

Concentration

Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.

Form

Lyophilized

Reconstitution

Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.

Function

The mammalian zona pellucida, which mediates species- specific sperm binding, induction of the acrosome reaction and prevents post-fertilization polyspermy, is composed of three to four glycoproteins, ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4. ZP2 may act as a secondary sperm receptor. .

Storage Conditions

Store at -20℃ for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4℃ for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20℃ for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Fragment

Rabbit IgG

Applications Notes

Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, By Heat <br>Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml<br> Immunohistochemistry (Frozen Section), 0.5-1μg/ml<br>

Subcellular Location

Processed zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2: Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix . The glycoproteinaceous translucent extracellular matrix that surrounds the mammalian oocyte is called zona pellucida. .

Protein Name

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2