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ABI1 shows broad cytoplasmic staining in tissue IHC (HPA tissue IHC). This guide covers paraffin section controls, fixation, detection, and scoring using the catalog antibody’s IHC evidence (datasheet PB9416).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic tissue staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Broad cytoplasmic staining; smooth muscle cells unstained (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet PB9416) | |
| Positive control | Appendix+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Smooth muscle |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Staining has medium consistency with RNA data (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Widely expressed; highest in brain (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 12 isoforms; epitope coverage is unspecified (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s paraffin-section protocol is accompanied by three published ABI1 IHC protocols from colorectal and ovarian cancer studies (PMC3393686; PMC4066275; PMC3059077).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded mouse brain tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet PB9416) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet PB9416); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat retrieval: EDTA pH 8.0 (datasheet PB9416); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet PB9416) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-ABI1, 2-5μg/ml (datasheet PB9416) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet PB9416) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet PB9416) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | ABI1-positive staining in glandular cells of appendix (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
In paraffin-section IHC, expect predominantly cytoplasmic ABI1 staining across many cell types, including glandular cells, hematopoietic cells and neurons (HPA: ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression; HPA: High in listed cells). ABI1 also localizes to the nucleus and cell projections, and has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q8IZP0: subcellular location and topology). Treat the tissue pattern as a guide rather than a definitive specificity test: HPA rates its IHC evidence Approved, with medium consistency and pending external verification (HPA: reliability).
| Cytoplasmic staining in appendix or colon glandular cells, with recognizable cell boundaries. | This matches the reported broad cytoplasmic profile and two High-staining glandular examples (HPA: tissue IHC). Compare staining in the expected cells with surrounding tissue on the same section; intensity alone cannot establish antibody specificity (general IHC practice). |
| Predominantly extracellular, luminal or nuclear-only reaction product, with little cellular cytoplasm. | That pattern does not match the predominant cytoplasmic IHC profile (HPA: tissue IHC). Nuclear localization is biologically possible, so nuclear signal alone is not proof of artefact (UniProt Q8IZP0: nucleus). Check morphology and controls before assigning localization (general IHC practice). |
| Strong staining in smooth muscle cells while nearby expected-positive cells remain unstained. | HPA reports ABI1 as Not detected in smooth muscle cells and High in several listed epithelial, hematopoietic and neuronal populations (HPA: tissue IHC). Consider nonspecific antibody binding or endogenous detection activity; a single discordant section cannot identify which mechanism applies (general IHC practice). |
| Uniform color over tissue and empty spaces, obscuring cell outlines. | A noncellular haze prevents a reliable call against HPA's cytoplasmic, cell-associated pattern (HPA: tissue IHC). Excess detection background or incomplete blocking are general possibilities; assess the no-primary control and review reagent exposure before interpreting weak cellular signal (general IHC practice). |
| No signal in an intact, well-preserved appendix or colon glandular compartment. | Both are reported High in glandular cells, making absent staining a failed expected-positive result for this run (HPA: tissue IHC). Check the antibody's documented IHC-P conditions and the run controls before interpreting other negative tissues (general IHC practice). |
| Tissue and cell selection | HPA reports High staining in appendix, breast, cervix and colon glandular cells, bone-marrow hematopoietic cells, bronchial respiratory epithelium, and selected brain cells (HPA: tissue IHC). Smooth muscle cells are reported Not detected; use these observations to choose comparison compartments, while allowing for specimen variation (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Compartment and topology | The IHC profile is ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression (HPA: tissue IHC). UniProt also lists nucleus, cytoskeleton, lamellipodia, filopodia, growth cones and postsynaptic density, with no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q8IZP0). These annotations support careful review of focal cellular signal but do not require every compartment to resolve in paraffin IHC (general IHC practice). |
| Antibody evidence | CAB008375 has an Approved IHC assessment; the supplied record does not mark it Enhanced (HPA: antibody validation). The tissue profile has medium consistency with RNA data and awaits external verification (HPA: reliability). Interpret an unexpected pattern with tissue morphology and assay controls rather than treating approval as proof of every stained cell's identity (general IHC practice). |
| Isoforms and modifications | UniProt lists 12 ABI1 isoforms and multiple modified residues, including phosphorylation sites (UniProt Q8IZP0: isoforms and modified residues). The payload gives no antibody epitope or evidence that a particular isoform or modification changes this IHC signal; avoid assigning staining differences to either without separate validation. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: where should signal appear? | HPA's ICC-IF summary reports approved plasma-membrane and cell-junction localization; HPA068407 has Approved ICC status (HPA: subcellular; HPA: antibody validation). That imaging result is application-specific and does not replace the predominantly cytoplasmic tissue-IHC expectation (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Expected-positive glandular cells show no chromogenic signal. | A failed staining run is possible because these cells are reported High in appendix and colon (HPA: tissue IHC). | Review the documented IHC-P antibody dilution and retrieval conditions, confirm reagent activity with a run control, then repeat if needed; no ABI1-specific retrieval setting is supplied here (general IHC practice). |
| Staining is weak throughout an otherwise intact section. | The chosen compartment may naturally stain less strongly: HPA lists several Low populations, including glial cells in caudate and myocytes in skeletal muscle (HPA: tissue IHC). | Compare with a reported High compartment in the same run before adjusting detection or antibody concentration; use the antibody's documented IHC-P conditions as the starting point (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Smooth muscle stains strongly. | This conflicts with HPA's Not detected smooth-muscle result; nonspecific binding or endogenous detection activity is possible (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). | Check the no-primary control, blocking and detection chemistry, and compare adjacent expected-positive cells; do not label the smooth-muscle signal ABI1 on intensity alone (general IHC practice). |
| Diffuse precipitate obscures cellular detail. | Noncellular background cannot be assigned to ABI1's reported cytoplasmic distribution (HPA: tissue IHC). | Inspect the no-primary control and review blocking, washes and chromogen development; repeat with conditions that preserve clear cell boundaries (general IHC practice). |
| Signal appears only in nuclei or along luminal surfaces. | The distribution conflicts with the main tissue-IHC profile, although UniProt also lists nuclear ABI1 (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt Q8IZP0: subcellular location). | Confirm cell morphology and compare a High-staining tissue compartment with assay controls before calling artefact or a distinct localization (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Approved — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Pending external verification.). Rows are taken directly from the HPA tissue chart — click any row's HPA link to view the source.
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appendix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebellum | Cells in granular layer | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth muscle | Smooth muscle cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot ABI1 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, compartment, controls and scoring against the supplied tissue evidence.
Anti-ABI1 antibodies have IHC images from human cancer and mouse and rat brain paraffin sections, plus IF images from human cells and cancer sections (catalog image captions).
PA1001 has IHC images from human lung cancer and colorectal adenocarcinoma paraffin sections and IF images from U2OS cells and human cancer sections (PA1001 image captions). PB9416 has IHC images from mouse and rat brain and human ovarian cancer paraffin sections, plus an IF image from A431 cells (PB9416 image captions).
Which to pick: For human tissue IHC, choose PA1001 for its human paraffin-section examples (PA1001 IHC captions); for mouse or rat tissue IHC, choose PB9416 for its brain-section examples (PB9416 IHC captions). For IF/ICC, PA1001 has cell and tissue IF images, while PB9416 has a cell IF image (catalog IF captions); both are rabbit antibodies listed as reactive with human, mouse and rat (catalog). Both IHC captions use EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and 2 μg/ml primary antibody, but neither reports the fixative (catalog IHC captions).