PATL2: A Potential Contraceptive Target August 2023 Update

PATL2: A Potential Contraceptive Target A promising protein target for NHCs is Protein Associated with Topoisomerase II Homolog 2 (PATL2), a highly conserved, oocyte-specific mRNA-binding protein that represses translation1. For consanguineous families, the inheritance pattern for PATL2 is recessive; thus, infertility is often caused by homozygous mutations in the gene2. Although some mutations in PATL2 Read More …

Recombinant Expression and Purification of ABHD2 from E. coli

His6-FLAG-ABHD233-425 (PBC042 A11) Purification: Nickel & Size Exclusion Chromatography  This post is also available at: Recombinant Expression and Purification of ABHD2 from E. coli | Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7696914 For relevant background please see relevant page: A promising target for non-hormonal contraception – The a/b Hydrolase Domain 2 | Zenodo Expression of ABHD2 For each 1.8 Read More …

Characterization and Assessment of KCNU1/SLO3 as a Potential Non-hormonal Contraceptive Target

Characterization and Assessment of KCNU1/SLO3 as a Potential Non-hormonal Contraceptive Target Introduction Project Proposal The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) has recently embarked on its first research project in reproductive biology as a part of the SGC’s new open science Women’s and Children’s Health Program (WCHP). This program, which was generously funded by the Bill & Read More …

Assessing PATL2 as a Non-hormonal Contraceptive Target

For clearer figures, please see this post at: https://zenodo.org/record/6993848#.Yv6Kwj3MI2w   Introduction   Project Proposal The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) has recently embarked on its first research project in reproductive biology as a part of the SGC’s new open science Women’s and Children’s Health Program (WCHP). This program, which was generously funded by the Bill & Read More …