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Plan CASP7 paraffin IHC around cytoplasmic staining with additional nuclear signal in gastrointestinal glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC). The catalog antibody has an IHC range of 2–5 μg/mL (datasheet A01044-2); interpret staining with CASP7 cleavage and epitope location in mind (UniProt).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic with additional nuclear staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | GI glandular cells: cytoplasmic with some nuclear staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A01044-2) | |
| Positive control | Appendix+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Cleavage may change which CASP7 forms the antibody detects (UniProt) | |
| Regulation | Cleavage activates CASP7 (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 4 isoforms; cleavage yields p20 and p11, so check the epitope (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol (datasheet A01044-2) appears alongside two published CASP7 IHC workflows (PMC4673127; PMC7907442).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human breast cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A01044-2) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A01044-2); 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 A01044-2); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A01044-2) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-CASP7, 2-5μg/ml (datasheet A01044-2) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A01044-2) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A01044-2) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | CASP7-positive staining in glandular cells of appendix (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: General cytoplasmic with additional nuclear expression, most abundant in gastrointestinal tract. No signal in the no-primary control. |
In paraffin-section IHC, expect CASP7 mainly in the cytoplasm, with nuclear staining in some cells (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt P55210 localization). Glandular cells of the gastrointestinal tract are useful positive examples (HPA: High in appendix, colon, duodenum, rectum and stomach). CASP7 has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P55210 topology). HPA rates its tissue IHC reliability Enhanced, while reporting medium consistency between staining and RNA expression (HPA tissue IHC).
| Cytoplasmic staining, sometimes with nuclear staining, in gastrointestinal glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC). | This fits the reported tissue pattern; HPA scores these cells High in appendix, colon, duodenum, rectum and stomach (HPA tissue IHC). Compare staining within the same section so that cell identity and compartment remain visible. |
| Predominantly sharp membrane outlines or staining confined to an unexpected compartment. | Recheck localization and staining controls before assigning the signal to CASP7: tissue IHC is generally cytoplasmic with additional nuclear expression (HPA tissue IHC). Plasma-membrane localization is reported in ICC-IF, so a membrane signal alone cannot establish an IHC artefact (HPA subcellular). |
| Strong staining in cells expected to be unstained, such as adipocytes or skeletal myocytes (HPA tissue IHC). | Consider cross-reactivity or endogenous chromogenic detection activity, then inspect a no-primary control. HPA reports CASP7 as Not detected in these cell types (HPA tissue IHC); that observation is a comparator, not proof that every positive cell is nonspecific. |
| Diffuse colour over tissue, empty spaces or the whole section, with poor cell boundaries. | Treat this as background until controls and cellular morphology support a specific pattern. In chromogenic IHC, nonspecific antibody binding, endogenous detection activity or incomplete washing can obscure localization (standard IHC practice). |
| No staining in gastrointestinal glandular cells that should provide a positive comparator (HPA tissue IHC). | Check section quality, detection and antibody conditions before interpreting other negative cells. HPA reports High staining in several gastrointestinal glandular populations, but its Enhanced rating also carries a medium-consistency caveat against assuming every specimen will match (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Tissue and cell selection | HPA reports High glandular-cell staining in appendix, colon, duodenum, rectum and stomach, but Not detected in adipocytes and skeletal myocytes (HPA tissue IHC). Use identified cell populations as comparators; a whole-organ label can hide different cell-level results. |
| Compartment and topology | Tissue IHC is generally cytoplasmic with additional nuclear expression (HPA tissue IHC). UniProt places CASP7 in cytosol and nucleus and annotates no transmembrane segment (UniProt P55210 localization and topology). Judge staining against cell boundaries rather than treating every nuclear signal as erroneous. |
| Processing and antibody epitope | CASP7 has annotated propeptides and p20/p11 chains after processing (UniProt P55210 processing). The supplied record does not map this antibody’s epitope, so staining alone cannot distinguish precursor from cleaved CASP7 or establish protease activation. |
| Extracellular signal | UniProt describes secretion after cleavage and activation through GSDMD or perforin pores (UniProt P55210 localization). Extracellular colour could merit investigation in a relevant specimen, but tissue IHC provides no basis here to call an extracellular deposit activated CASP7 without controls. |
| Source disagreement | UniProt describes high expression in heart and skeletal muscle and no brain expression, while HPA tissue IHC reports cardiomyocytes and myocytes Not detected and Purkinje cells High (UniProt P55210 tissue specificity; HPA tissue IHC). Preserve the cell-level HPA observations when choosing an IHC comparator. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: should nuclear signal be expected? | Yes. HPA ICC-IF places CASP7 mainly in nucleoplasm and nucleoli fibrillar center, with additional plasma-membrane localization (HPA subcellular). Those ICC-IF observations inform localization; they do not specify an IHC staining intensity or an IF/ICC protocol. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Positive-control gastrointestinal glands are unstained (HPA tissue IHC). | The cause is unresolved; section quality, antibody conditions or the detection workflow may have failed (standard IHC practice). | Review tissue preservation and run controls; verify the chosen antibody’s IHC-P instructions and detection steps before interpreting a negative result (standard IHC practice). |
| The entire section has diffuse chromogenic colour. | Nonspecific binding, endogenous enzyme activity or residual detection reagents can create background (standard IHC practice). | Compare a no-primary control; review blocking, washes and detection chemistry, then score only staining with identifiable cellular boundaries (standard IHC practice). |
| Unexpectedly strong signal appears in adipocytes or skeletal myocytes (HPA tissue IHC). | HPA reports these cells Not detected; cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible, though a single discordant slide cannot identify the cause (HPA tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). | Check a no-primary control and a known positive glandular population on the same run; reassess cell identity before scoring (HPA tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). |
| Only membrane-like staining is visible in tissue IHC. | That differs from HPA’s general cytoplasmic and additional nuclear tissue pattern; ICC-IF separately reports some plasma-membrane localization (HPA tissue IHC; HPA subcellular). | Inspect morphology and controls, and record the compartment as observed. Do not infer cleavage or activation from membrane-like staining alone (UniProt P55210 processing; standard IHC practice). |
| A brain section stains despite an expectation of no brain expression. | UniProt says no brain expression, whereas HPA reports High staining in cerebellar Purkinje cells and Not detected in several glial populations (UniProt P55210 tissue specificity; HPA tissue IHC). | Identify the stained cell type and compare it with the specific HPA cell-level observation before calling the result discordant (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Nuclear staining raises concern about specificity. | Nuclear staining is compatible with HPA tissue IHC and UniProt localization; HPA ICC-IF also reports nucleoplasmic and nucleolar localization (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt P55210 localization; HPA subcellular). | Score nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments separately, and use morphology and controls to assess whether the signal follows identifiable cells (standard IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Enhanced — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appendix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebellum | Purkinje cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Colon | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Duodenum | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Rectum | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Caudate | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebral cortex | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Heart muscle | Cardiomyocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot CASP7 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, compartment patterns, antibody specificity, and scoring against appropriate controls.
Three anti-CASP7 antibodies have human paraffin-section IHC figures (catalog IHC captions); A01044-2 also lists human IF/ICC, although no IF figure is supplied (A01044-2 catalog applications and image records).
A01044-2 shows human breast, gastric, lung and rectal cancer paraffin sections (A01044-2 IHC captions); its listed reactivity is human and rat (catalog). PA1442 shows human intestinal cancer tissue (PA1442 IHC caption), while PB9369 shows human mammary cancer tissue (PB9369 IHC caption); both list IHC and human reactivity (catalog).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, A01044-2 has the most documented paraffin-section examples, including EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and 2 μg/ml primary antibody (A01044-2 IHC captions); the fixative is unreported (A01044-2 IHC captions). For IF/ICC, choose A01044-2 because those applications are listed at 5 μg/ml, although no IF image is supplied (A01044-2 catalog applications, dilution and image records). For work across species, PA1442 lists human, mouse and rat reactivity, but its IHC figure documents human tissue only (PA1442 catalog reactivity and IHC caption); clonality is unreported for all three (catalog clone fields).