New Literature CITATION
Anti-AKAP4 antibody from 4BioDx (Lille, France) used in newly published study on sperm development as a marker of silence escape genes expressed primarily during spermatogenesis.

Scovell JM, Bournat JC, Szafran AT, Solis M, Moore J, Rivera A, Chen CH, Zhang J, Wilken N, Seth A, Jorgez CJ (2021). PRSS50 is a testis protease responsible for proper sperm tail formation and function. Development Vol.148 (8): dev197558.

About AKAP4
AKAP4 is a highly conserved molecule in amphibians and mammals and a sperm specific member of the A-kinase anchor protein family. Studies showing that events impairing spermatogenesis impact the expression of the AKAP4 precursor proAKAP4 have led to the exploration of proAKAP4 concentration as a quantitative marker of sperm quality in many species. 

About 4BioDx
Reagent maker 4BioDX (a spin-off of INSERM UMRS1172) is the leading company producing antibodies and ELISA kits to study AKAP4 biology and accurately measure sperm proAKAP concentrations. Please click here to learn more and view all products from 4BioDx.