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Plan ATXN3 staining in paraffin sections using the catalog antibody’s IHC protocol, with tissue controls informed by the nuclear and cytoplasmic pattern reported in most tissues (HPA tissue IHC; datasheet PB9423). Interpret staining cautiously because the tissue evidence is uncertain and may include protein from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Nuclear and cytoplasmic tissue staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Nuclear and cytoplasmic staining in most tissues (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet PB9423) | |
| Positive control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Liver+1 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Staining may include protein from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Expression regulation is unreported (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | Five isoforms; epitope coverage is unreported (UniProt; datasheet PB9423) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol is paired with 3 published ATXN3 chromogenic IHC protocols (PMC11254720; PMC4642276; PMC4624233).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded Human Lung Cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet PB9423) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet PB9423); 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 PB9423) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet PB9423) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-ATXN3, 0.5-1μg/ml (datasheet PB9423) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet PB9423) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet PB9423) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | ATXN3-positive staining in adipocytes of adipose tissue (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Cytoplasmic and nuclear expression in most tissues. No signal in the no-primary control. |
ATXN3 is predominantly nuclear, including the inner nuclear matrix, but is not exclusively nuclear (UniProt P54252). HPA reports cytoplasmic and nuclear staining in most tissues, with high staining in several listed cell types (HPA tissue IHC). Interpret tissue patterns cautiously: HPA rates its IHC evidence uncertain and warns that the staining may reflect proteins from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC). ATXN3 has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P54252 topology).
| Nuclear staining with some cytoplasmic staining in adipocytes or adrenal glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC). | This fits the reported compartment pattern and high staining in those cells (HPA tissue IHC). It supports a plausible positive result, although HPA rates the tissue IHC evidence uncertain and flags possible staining of proteins from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Signal is confined to extracellular deposits or tissue edges, without a recognizable cellular pattern. | That distribution does not match the reported nuclear and cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC). Treat it as a possible staining artefact (standard IHC practice); review morphology and detection controls before attributing it to ATXN3. |
| Strong staining appears in liver cholangiocytes or smooth muscle cells. | HPA reports ATXN3 as not detected in those respective cell types (HPA tissue IHC). Possible cross-reactivity or endogenous chromogenic activity needs investigation (standard IHC practice). The HPA result is an observed pattern, not proof that these cells can never express ATXN3. |
| Chromogen covers many structures evenly and obscures nuclei and cell boundaries. | Diffuse background prevents a reliable compartment call (standard IHC practice). Compare the section with a detection control and assess blocking and development conditions (standard IHC practice); HPA’s uncertain IHC reliability makes an apparent widespread positive particularly hard to assign to ATXN3 (HPA tissue IHC). |
| No signal is visible in an otherwise interpretable adipose or adrenal gland section. | Those sections contain cell types reported with high staining: adipocytes and glandular cells, respectively (HPA tissue IHC). Check whether those cells are present and preserved, then review the assay controls (standard IHC practice). A single negative section cannot settle target absence given HPA’s uncertain IHC reliability (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Compartment assignment (UniProt P54252; HPA tissue IHC) | UniProt describes ATXN3 as predominantly nuclear but not exclusively so; HPA observes both nuclear and cytoplasmic tissue staining (UniProt P54252; HPA tissue IHC). Score compartments separately rather than requiring every positive cell to show nuclear signal alone. |
| Choice of tissue and cell type (HPA tissue IHC) | HPA reports High staining in adipocytes, adrenal glandular cells and bone marrow hematopoietic cells, but Low staining in cerebellar granular-layer cells and skeletal myocytes (HPA tissue IHC). Select controls by the scored cell type, and avoid treating a Low population as an equally strong positive. |
| Specificity of the tissue signal (HPA tissue IHC; HPA antibodies) | HPA rates the overall tissue IHC profile Uncertain, notes possible staining of proteins from more than one gene, and lists HPA024123 and CAB021976 as Uncertain for IHC (HPA tissue IHC; HPA antibodies). Cell pattern and assay controls therefore matter when assigning chromogen to ATXN3. |
| Isoform coverage (UniProt P54252) | UniProt lists five ATXN3 isoforms and a Josephin domain plus three ubiquitin-interacting motifs (UniProt P54252). The supplied record gives no IHC antibody epitope, so isoform coverage cannot be inferred; check the antibody’s documented immunogen before explaining a missing signal as isoform-specific. |
| IF/ICC localisation Q&A (HPA subcellular; UniProt P54252) | What should IF/ICC show? HPA reports approved nucleoplasm and nucleoli localisation, with additional approved plasma-membrane localisation (HPA subcellular). UniProt also records recruitment to lysosomal membranes during amino acid deprivation (UniProt P54252). These observations do not establish an IHC-P staining intensity or an IF protocol. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| No chromogenic signal in adipocytes or adrenal glandular cells reported as High (HPA tissue IHC). | A missed positive cell population or failed staining run is possible (standard IHC practice); the supplied sources do not establish ATXN3-specific fixation sensitivity. | Verify tissue identity and morphology, then review the run’s positive and detection controls, retrieval setting and primary-antibody use (standard IHC practice). Record the negative result without converting HPA’s High observation into a guarantee. |
| Nuclei look negative while cytoplasm stains in cells expected to be positive (HPA tissue IHC). | The pattern is incomplete relative to UniProt’s predominantly nuclear localisation, although HPA also reports cytoplasmic staining (UniProt P54252; HPA tissue IHC). | Confirm nuclear boundaries with the counterstain and score nuclear and cytoplasmic signal separately (standard IHC practice). Review controls before declaring cytoplasmic signal false; HPA’s tissue IHC reliability is Uncertain (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Cholangiocytes or smooth muscle cells show conspicuous chromogen. | Both are reported as Not detected in the specified HPA tissue observations (HPA tissue IHC). Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible (standard IHC practice). | Compare a detection control and the cell morphology, then evaluate antibody specificity with an independent control where available (standard IHC practice). Report the discrepancy as an observed result rather than assigning it automatically to ATXN3. |
| Colour is diffuse across the section and masks cellular localisation. | Nonspecific background or excessive detection development can obscure a specific pattern (standard IHC practice); the appearance alone cannot identify which step caused it. | Inspect detection controls and review blocking, primary-antibody dilution, washes and chromogen development against the established assay conditions (standard IHC practice). Reassess whether nuclei and cytoplasm can be scored after background is resolved. |
| Only low staining is seen in cerebellar granular-layer cells, hippocampal glia or skeletal myocytes. | Low staining is the reported HPA level for these populations (HPA tissue IHC); weak signal there does not by itself show assay failure. | Use a cell population reported as High, such as adipocytes or bone marrow hematopoietic cells, to assess assay performance (HPA tissue IHC). Compare sections under the same scoring criteria (standard IHC practice). |
| A nuclear, nucleolar or membrane IF/ICC image appears different from the IHC-P section. | HPA’s approved IF/ICC locations include nucleoplasm, nucleoli and additional plasma membrane, while its tissue IHC profile is nuclear and cytoplasmic and rated Uncertain (HPA subcellular; HPA tissue IHC). | Interpret each assay against its own reported localisation and controls (standard IHC/IF practice). Do not transfer IF/ICC compartment approval into a claim that a matching membrane pattern must appear in chromogenic IHC-P. |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Uncertain — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Caution, targets protein from more than one gene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Appendix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Adipocytes | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot ATXN3 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, controls, compartment, and cell type before comparing signal intensity.
PB9423 has real IHC data from human lung cancer paraffin sections and IF data from MCF-7 cells; catalog reactivity lists human and rat (IHC and IF captions; catalog reactivity).
PB9423 will render with IHC evidence from human lung cancer paraffin sections (PB9423 IHC caption). PB9423 also has IF evidence from MCF-7 cells and is listed for IHC, IF, and ICC in human samples; rat is listed under reactivity (PB9423 IF caption; catalog applications and reactivity).
Which to pick: Choose PB9423 for paraffin-section IHC: its IHC caption shows human lung cancer tissue, with the fixative unreported (PB9423 IHC caption). Choose PB9423 for IF/ICC because its IF caption shows MCF-7 cells and the catalog lists both applications (PB9423 IF caption; catalog applications). For rat samples, PB9423 lists rat reactivity, but the supplied IHC and IF figures show human samples; clonality is unreported (catalog reactivity and clone field; PB9423 IHC and IF captions).