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 nascent protein contains a N-terminal signal peptide sequence, a conserved ZP domain, a consensus furin cleavage site, and a C-terminal 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. Previously, ZP4（zona pellucida glycoprotein 4） has been referred to as ZP1 or ZPB and thought to have similar functions as mouse Zp1. However, a human gene with higher similarity and chromosomal synteny to mouse Zp1 has been assigned the symbol ZP1 and this gene has been assigned the symbol ZP4.蛋白别名为：ZP4; ZPB; Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 4; Zona pellucida glycoprotein 4; Zp-4; Zona pellucida protein B;基因ID为：57829；蛋白质ID:Q12836
应用类型
WB，ELISA补充：最优的抗体稀释比例需要基于客户实验进行优化.建议的起始稀释比例如下: WB: 1:500-1:2000, ELISA: 1:10000. Not yet tested in other applications.
免疫原
合成多肽：the Internal region of human ZP4. at AA rangle: 200-280
