Species |
Mouse |
Protein Construction |
FOLR4/Juno (Gly20-Gly222)_x000D_ Accession # Q9EQF4-1 |
His |
N-term |
C-term |
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Purity |
> 95% as determined by BisTris PAGE > 95% as determined by HPLC |
Endotoxin Level |
Less than 1EU per μg by the LAL method. |
Expression System |
HEK293 |
Theoretical Molecular Weight |
24.7 kDa |
Apparent Molecular Weight |
Due to glycosylation, the protein migrates to 35-40 kDa based on Bis-Tris PAGE result. |
Formulation |
Lyophilized from 0.22μm filtered solution in PBS (pH 7.4). |
Reconstitution |
Centrifuge the tube before opening. Reconstituting to a concentration more than 100 μg/ml is recommended. Dissolve the lyophilized protein in distilled water. |
Storage & Stability |
Upon receiving, the product remains stable up to 6 months at -20 °C or below. Upon reconstitution, the product should be stable for 3 months at -80 °C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. |
Target Background |
Izumo1 is the only essential sperm-egg fusion protein currently known on mammalian sperm, and its egg receptor (Juno; formerly Folr4) was recently discovered. Male knockout mice for Izumo1 and female knockout mice for Juno are both healthy but sterile. Here, both sperm-egg binding proteins are shown to be evolving under positive selection. Juno's presence in mammals alone, suggesting a recent mammalian-specific duplication and neofunctionalization of the ancestral folate receptor. |
Synonyms |
Folate receptor 4; FR-delta; FR delta; Izumo1r; Folbp3; Juno; FOLR4, LOC390243 |
For research use only. Not intended for human or animal clinical trials, therapeutic or diagnostic use.