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Plan chromogenic ALDOA IHC in paraffin sections using the observed cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC). Use skeletal myocytes as a high-staining reference and score signal by cell type and compartment (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic staining in most cell types (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Variable cytoplasmic staining, including skeletal myocytes (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A05022-3) | |
| Positive control | Cerebellum+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Caudate+1 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections (standard IHC practice; not target-specific). Selected-image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A05022-3); verify before use. | |
| Caveat | Skeletal myocytes stain highly; cardiomyocytes are undetected (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Cell-type-dependent expression (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 2 isoforms; epitope differences are unspecified (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody uses citrate pH 6 retrieval (datasheet A05022-3). One published LUSC IHC protocol uses microwave EDTA pH 9.0 (PMC12619220: IHC methods).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human Lung cancer tissues; fixative not specified (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A05022-3); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat retrieval: Citrate pH 6, 20 min (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-ALDOA, 0.5-1μg/ml (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A05022-3) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | ALDOA-positive staining in purkinje cells - cytoplasm/membrane of cerebellum (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Cytoplasmic expression at variable levels in most cell types, including skeletal myocytes. No signal in the no-primary control. |
ALDOA should stain mainly in the cytoplasm, including skeletal myocytes; Purkinje cells also show cytoplasmic and membrane staining (HPA: tissue IHC). In skeletal muscle, ALDOA associates with sarcomeric I bands and M lines (UniProt P04075: subcellular location). It has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P04075: topology). Treat tissue intensity as a guide rather than an absolute rule: HPA rates its IHC profile Supported, with medium consistency between staining and RNA expression (HPA: tissue IHC).
| Myocytes stain strongly in their cytoplasm; neighboring cells may differ in intensity. | This matches high myocyte staining in skeletal muscle and variable cytoplasmic expression across most cell types (HPA: tissue IHC). Assess the cell containing the signal, not just the overall darkness of the section (standard IHC practice). |
| Signal is predominantly nuclear, or appears only as a sharp cell-edge outline outside the reported Purkinje-cell pattern. | An isolated nuclear or cell-edge pattern is inconsistent with ALDOA’s reported cytosolic location (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF; UniProt P04075: subcellular location). Check morphology and detection controls before calling it specific; HPA does report cytoplasm/membrane staining in Purkinje cells (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| An unexpected cell population stains more strongly than the expected cells in the same section. | Compare its identity and compartment with HPA’s cell-level observations before interpreting it as ALDOA. Broad cytoplasmic expression is reported, so unexpected staining alone does not prove cross-reactivity; staining persisting without primary antibody can indicate endogenous detection activity (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). |
| Brown reaction product is diffuse across tissue, extracellular spaces, or the slide. | A uniform haze that obscures cell boundaries cannot establish ALDOA localisation. In chromogenic IHC, incomplete blocking, excess antibody or detection reagent, and inadequate washing are general causes to investigate (standard IHC practice). |
| A skeletal-muscle section has no myocyte signal. | HPA reports high myocyte staining there, making it a useful positive comparator, but its Supported rating and medium RNA agreement do not make every section guaranteed positive (HPA: tissue IHC). First verify tissue preservation and the assay’s positive control, then examine retrieval and detection steps (standard IHC practice). |
| Compartment and sarcomeric context | Cytosol is the approved ICC-IF location; UniProt also places ALDOA at skeletal-muscle I bands and M lines (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF; UniProt P04075: subcellular location). On routine chromogenic sections, judge cell-level cytoplasmic staining before attempting to resolve fine sarcomeric detail (standard IHC practice). |
| Tissue and cell-level contrast | Skeletal myocytes and Purkinje cells are High; adipocytes and several glandular or epithelial populations are Medium, while HPA lists cardiomyocytes and caudate glial cells as Not detected (HPA: tissue IHC). These are observed patterns, not universal positive or negative guarantees (HPA: Supported reliability, medium RNA agreement). |
| Intracellular topology | UniProt annotates no transmembrane segment or signal peptide (UniProt P04075: topology and processing). Together with the approved cytosolic ICC-IF location, this supports an intracellular expectation; it does not define how fixation or antigen retrieval affects a particular antibody (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF). |
| Isoforms and antibody interpretation | Two isoforms are listed, but the supplied record gives no isoform-specific tissue staining or antibody epitope (UniProt P04075: isoforms; HPA: antibody summary). Do not assign a staining difference to an isoform or choose retrieval conditions from isoform count alone. |
| Antibody evidence | HPA004177 and CAB006252 are each IHC Supported; HPA004177 is also ICC Approved (HPA: antibody summary). These validation labels support use of the reported pattern as a comparator, but do not establish that either antibody performs identically under every staining condition. |
| What should IF/ICC show? | Predominantly cytosolic ALDOA is the approved ICC-IF pattern, with images listed for A-431, U-251MG, U2OS, RPTEC/TERT1 and serum-starved hTERT-RPE1 (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF). Use that localisation as a cross-check; this IHC section does not specify an IF/ICC protocol. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Skeletal myocytes are weak or unstained. | The expected High myocyte signal is missing, but HPA does not identify a target-specific fixation or retrieval failure mechanism (HPA: tissue IHC). | Check tissue morphology and a known-positive section, then review retrieval, primary-antibody application and chromogenic detection against the validated IHC workflow (standard IHC practice). |
| Every cell appears equally dark. | This obscures HPA’s variable cell-level cytoplasmic profile and may reflect excessive reagent or inadequate washing (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). | Compare with a section processed without primary antibody; review antibody concentration, blocking, wash steps and development time (standard IHC practice). |
| A no-primary control develops brown signal. | The signal does not require primary-antibody binding; endogenous enzyme activity or nonspecific detection-system binding is possible (standard IHC practice). | Apply the appropriate endogenous-enzyme block for the detection chemistry and check secondary or polymer controls (standard IHC practice). |
| Signal is mainly nuclear. | That location conflicts with approved cytosolic ICC-IF staining and UniProt’s cytoplasmic annotation (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF; UniProt P04075: subcellular location). | Inspect the counterstain and cell boundaries, compare a no-primary control, and reassess antibody concentration and detection conditions (standard IHC practice). |
| Cardiomyocytes stain strongly while the expected positive comparator is weak. | HPA lists cardiomyocytes as Not detected and skeletal myocytes as High; the reversal warrants investigation but is not, by itself, proof of antibody cross-reactivity (HPA: tissue IHC). | Confirm tissue and cell identity, inspect the compartment, and compare a known-positive section and no-primary control in the same run (standard IHC practice). |
| One antibody yields a different pattern from another. | Both listed antibodies are IHC Supported, but the supplied evidence does not establish identical epitopes or identical behavior in every preparation (HPA: antibody summary). | Compare each result with cell-level HPA observations and its own controls; document retrieval and detection conditions before attributing the difference to ALDOA biology (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Supported — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data.). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebellum | Purkinje cells - cytoplasm/membrane | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Skeletal muscle | Myocytes | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Appendix | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot ALDOA staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, cytoplasmic localisation, controls, and cell-specific scoring before interpreting signal intensity.
Anti-ALDOA antibodies have IHC images from human cancer tissues and mouse heart, plus IF images from A431 and HEPG2 cells (catalog image captions).
A05022-3 has paraffin-section IHC images from human lung, intestinal and mammary cancer tissues and mouse heart, plus IF data from A431 cells (catalog image captions). M05022-2 has paraffin-section IHC images from human liver, breast and rectal cancer tissues, plus IF data from HEPG2 cells (catalog image captions).
Which to pick: For human tissue IHC, choose A05022-3 with citrate retrieval at pH 6, or mouse monoclonal M05022-2 (clone 6H8) with EDTA retrieval at pH 8; each condition comes from that SKU’s own paraffin-section IHC caption, and neither caption reports the fixative (catalog IHC image captions; catalog clone). For IF/ICC, both have cell images: A05022-3 in A431 cells and M05022-2 in HEPG2 cells (catalog IF image captions). For human, mouse or rat samples, A05022-3 lists reactivity with all three and has a mouse-heart IHC image; M05022-2 lists human reactivity only (catalog reactivity; A05022-3 IHC image caption).