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Plan ANP32A staining in paraffin sections around its reported ubiquitous nuclear pattern (HPA tissue IHC). This guide covers fixation, retrieval, antibody titration, chromogenic detection and scoring, with attention to possible staining from more than one gene product (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Nuclear staining in tissue (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Ubiquitous nuclear staining across tissue cell types (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Tris-EDTA pH 9.0 HIER, 95–98 °C, 20 min (rule: nuclear antigen) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | None in HPA (detected in all 45 tissues); use no-primary + isotype controls |
| Fixation | Keep fixation conditions consistent across sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Antibody may recognize products of more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | No staining regulator specified (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No isoforms listed; one 1–249 chain (UniProt) |
Compare the catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol with published ANP32A staining protocols for oral squamous cell carcinoma (PMC4905446) and developing brain (PMC4383345).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded Human Kidney tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet M03625) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet M03625); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat-induced epitope retrieval in Tris-EDTA buffer, pH 9.0, 20 min at 95–98 °C (standard rule: nuclear antigen) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% normal serum of the secondary host, 30 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Primary antibody | Mouse monoclonal (clone 8D2) anti-ANP32A, 1:200-1:1000 (datasheet M03625) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (standard) |
| Detection | HRP-polymer secondary, DAB chromogen 5–10 min (standard) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | ANP32A-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous nuclear expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
ANP32A should stain mainly nuclei across many cell types in paraffin sections, including high staining in colon glandular cells, bone marrow hematopoietic cells and cerebral cortex neurons (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; High in these cells). Cytoplasmic staining can occur (UniProt P39687: nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling). ANP32A has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P39687: topology). HPA rates tissue IHC Supported, with medium agreement between staining and RNA and a warning that antibodies target proteins from more than one gene (HPA: tissue IHC reliability).
| Clear nuclear staining in colon glandular cells or bone marrow hematopoietic cells, with low surrounding background. | This fits the reported compartment and two high-staining cell populations (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; High in colon glandular and bone marrow hematopoietic cells). Judge signal within the relevant cells rather than by whole-section color (general IHC practice). HPA's multi-gene targeting warning limits attribution of the stain to ANP32A alone (HPA: tissue IHC caution). |
| Strong membrane-rim staining dominates while nuclei remain unstained. | A membrane-only pattern conflicts with the reported nuclear pattern and the absence of a transmembrane segment (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; UniProt P39687: topology). Check morphology and chromogen placement, then review antibody specificity and controls before interpreting it as ANP32A (general IHC practice). Cytoplasmic signal alone is not proof of an artefact because ANP32A can shuttle (UniProt P39687: subcellular location). |
| The strongest signal lies outside the expected positive cell population in a reference tissue. | For example, colon glandular cells are reported High; signal confined to unrelated structures does not reproduce that reference pattern (HPA: High in colon glandular cells). Consider antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity, and inspect matched controls (general IHC practice). HPA's multi-gene targeting warning makes specificity assessment especially relevant (HPA: tissue IHC caution). |
| Weak, diffuse brown haze spans nuclei, cytoplasm and tissue spaces. | Poor compartment contrast prevents a confident positive call against the reported nuclear pattern (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression). Background can arise from nonspecific antibody binding or endogenous detection activity (general IHC practice). Compare the primary-antibody omission control and tissue morphology before assigning any cellular signal (general IHC practice). |
| No cellular signal appears in a section containing a reported high-staining population. | Absent staining in colon glandular cells or cerebral cortex neurons fails the reported High reference pattern (HPA: High in those cells). First assess whether the cells are present and intact; then check the staining run, detection reagents and antibody conditions (general IHC practice). A single failed section does not establish biological absence (general IHC practice). |
| Cellular compartment | Use nuclear signal as the principal IHC landmark (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression). Some cytoplasmic signal is biologically plausible because ANP32A shuttles between nucleus and cytoplasm (UniProt P39687: subcellular location). Its reported cytoplasmic translocation during neuritogenesis is by similarity, so that note alone should not determine an IHC call (UniProt P39687: subcellular note). |
| Reference cell selection | HPA reports High staining in adrenal glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, cerebellar molecular-layer cells and several other listed populations (HPA: tissue IHC). It reports Low staining in caudate neurons, oral mucosa squamous epithelium and stomach glandular cells (HPA: tissue IHC). Low is a weak reference, not a verified negative (HPA: tissue IHC levels). |
| Strength of staining evidence | Three listed antibodies have Supported IHC status, while the tissue profile has medium staining–RNA consistency and a multi-gene targeting caution (HPA: antibody validation; tissue IHC reliability). Reproduction of the reported pattern supports interpretation, but the supplied evidence does not establish ANP32A-exclusive staining for any one reagent (HPA: tissue IHC caution). |
| Protein topology and processing | The recorded protein has no transmembrane segment, signal peptide or propeptide, and its listed chain spans residues 1–249 (UniProt P39687: topology and processing). These annotations support a non-membranous expectation; they do not specify antigen-retrieval conditions or prove how paraffin processing affects the epitope (UniProt P39687: topology; general IHC practice). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Reference cells are blank across the section. | The run may have failed, or staining conditions may give insufficient signal (general IHC practice); the result conflicts with High reference-cell staining (HPA: tissue IHC). | Confirm the reference cells on the counterstained section, then check detection reagents and optimize retrieval and primary-antibody conditions within the laboratory's IHC workflow (general IHC practice). No ANP32A-specific retrieval requirement is supplied (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt P39687). |
| Nuclei and tissue spaces share uniform brown haze. | Diffuse color may reflect nonspecific binding or endogenous enzyme activity (general IHC practice), rather than the reported nuclear pattern (HPA: tissue IHC profile). | Compare a primary-antibody omission control; assess blocking, washes and endogenous enzyme control for the detection system (general IHC practice). Reassess staining only where cell boundaries and nuclei remain interpretable (general IHC practice). |
| Only membrane outlines stain. | That distribution conflicts with nuclear IHC and the absence of a transmembrane segment (HPA: tissue IHC profile; UniProt P39687: topology). | Review section morphology and control staining, then compare with an independently validated antibody or orthogonal evidence if available (general IHC practice). Do not score membrane-only color as the expected ANP32A pattern (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression). |
| A presumed negative tissue has weak staining. | The supplied HPA record lists Low populations but no negative population; weak color may be compatible with a Low call (HPA: tissue IHC levels). | Check the named cell type and compartment against the HPA reference, and use a staining control to assess background (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). Avoid treating caudate neurons, oral mucosa epithelium or stomach glands as verified negatives (HPA: Low in these cells). |
| Two IHC antibodies give different cell patterns. | HPA lists Supported IHC status for HPA063133, HPA067561 and CAB005231, but warns about targeting proteins from more than one gene (HPA: antibody validation; tissue IHC caution). | Compare nuclear localization and the same HPA reference cell populations across sections; investigate discordant staining with independent specificity evidence before assigning it to ANP32A (HPA: tissue IHC profile and caution; general IHC practice). |
| What should a separate IF/ICC image show? | HPA reports nucleoplasm as the main location, with supported cytosol and approved centrosome locations; its subcellular summary carries a multi-gene antibody caution (HPA: ICC-IF subcellular). | Expect chiefly nucleoplasmic signal and interpret additional cytosolic or centrosomal signal with that caveat (HPA: ICC-IF subcellular). Use the separate IF/ICC guide for its workflow; these location data supply no IHC protocol conditions (HPA: ICC-IF subcellular). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Supported — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Caution, targets protein from more than one gene.). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenal gland | 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 molecular layer | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: ANP32A is detected in all 45 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Troubleshoot ANP32A staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, nuclear localisation, antibody specificity, and consistent scoring (UniProt P39687; HPA tissue IHC).
Anti-ANP32A antibodies have human paraffin-section IHC data (M03625 image caption) and Raji-cell IF/ICC data (A03625-1 and A03625-2 image captions); catalog reactivity also lists mouse and rat (A03625-1/A03625-2 catalog).
M03625 shows DAB IHC in paraffin-embedded human kidney, while A03625-1 shows IF and ICC in Raji cells (M03625 image caption; A03625-1 image captions). A03625-2 lists IHC-P and human, mouse and rat reactivity, but its displayed image shows Raji-cell ICC (A03625-2 catalog; A03625-2 image caption).
Which to pick: For human tissue IHC, choose M03625, a mouse monoclonal (clone 8D2) shown on paraffin-embedded human kidney; its caption does not report the fixative (M03625 catalog; M03625 image caption). For IF/ICC, choose A03625-1, a rabbit antibody with Raji-cell IF and ICC images (A03625-1 catalog; A03625-1 image captions). For cross-species tissue IHC, A03625-2 lists rabbit-host IHC-P and human, mouse and rat reactivity, starting at 1 μg/mL; its displayed image shows Raji-cell ICC rather than tissue IHC (A03625-2 catalog; A03625-2 image caption).