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Plan paraffin-section COL14A1 IHC using the reported cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC). Compare positive and negative cell populations while accounting for the protein’s extracellular matrix location (UniProt) and the tissue staining report’s uncertain reliability (HPA tissue IHC).
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); extracellular matrix protein (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Cytoplasmic staining in most tissues (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6.0 HIER, 95–98 °C, 20 min (rule: cytoplasmic / membrane antigen) | |
| Positive control | Appendix+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent (standard IHC practice; not target-specific); Matched tissue-IHC evidence does not establish the fixation claim. Validate the specimen-specific method before use. (selected-SKU IHC image A06685) | |
| Caveat | Secreted protein may show weak RNA–protein correlation (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Blood-vessel-enhanced RNA; staining impact unknown (HPA tissue RNA + IHC) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 3 isoforms; mature chain begins at aa 29 (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol is accompanied by reported COL14A1 staining methods for mouse maxillary sections (PMC10401928) and a bladder cancer tissue microarray (PMC12372714).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human skin tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A06685) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A06685); 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 citrate buffer, pH 6.0, 20 min at 95–98 °C (standard rule: cytoplasmic / membrane 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 | Rabbit anti-COL14A1, 1:50 recommended; image 1:200 (datasheet A06685) |
| 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 | COL14A1-positive staining in glandular cells of appendix (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Cytoplasmic expression in most tissues. No signal in the no-primary control. |
COL14A1 is secreted into the extracellular matrix and has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q05707: subcellular location and topology). In paraffin tissue sections, HPA reports predominantly cytoplasmic staining, including high staining in selected glandular and squamous epithelial cells (HPA: tissue IHC). Treat that observed pattern as provisional: HPA rates its tissue IHC reliability Uncertain because secretion complicates the relationship between cellular protein expression and tissue location (HPA: reliability).
| Strong cytoplasmic staining in appendix, colon, or rectum glandular cells, or esophageal squamous epithelial cells (HPA: High in those cells). | This matches the reported tissue IHC distribution (HPA: tissue IHC). Compare stained cells with adjacent unstained structures and controls; the HPA reliability rating remains Uncertain, so intensity alone does not confirm specificity (HPA: reliability; general IHC practice). |
| Predominantly nuclear staining, with little of the reported cytoplasmic epithelial pattern (HPA: tissue IHC). | Nuclear dominance conflicts with the secreted, extracellular annotation and the reported cytoplasmic IHC profile (UniProt Q05707: subcellular location; HPA: tissue IHC). Check controls and staining conditions before interpreting it as COL14A1; an unexpected compartment can reflect nonspecific signal (general IHC practice). |
| Strong signal mainly in a cell population reported as undetected, such as bone marrow hematopoietic cells (HPA: Not detected). | That distribution conflicts with the supplied HPA observation, though an undetected result is not proof of biological absence (HPA: tissue IHC). Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible; assess antibody-specific and detection controls before assigning the signal (general IHC practice). |
| Uniform haze across tissue, lumina, and blank areas obscures cell boundaries (general IHC practice). | This pattern cannot be scored against HPA's cell-specific observations (HPA: tissue IHC). Background may arise from insufficient blocking, overly concentrated reagents, or incomplete washing; compare a no-primary control and inspect the detection chemistry (general IHC practice). |
| No signal in appendix, colon, rectum, or esophagus despite intact morphology (HPA: High in the listed epithelial cells). | A negative run in a reported high-staining tissue calls for a technical review before a biological conclusion (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). Check section quality, antibody and detection controls, and the validated IHC-P workflow; HPA's Uncertain rating limits the tissue's value as a definitive positive control (HPA: reliability). |
| Secreted protein versus tissue staining | UniProt places COL14A1 in extracellular space and matrix, whereas HPA describes cytoplasmic staining in most tissues (UniProt Q05707: subcellular location; HPA: tissue IHC). Do not require a continuous matrix outline or infer a producing cell solely from extracellular signal; secretion makes tissue location harder to interpret (HPA: reliability). |
| Tissue and cell selection | Appendix, colon, rectum, and esophagus provide reported high-staining epithelial populations (HPA: High). Adipocytes in adipose tissue and hematopoietic cells in bone marrow are reported undetected (HPA: Not detected). Score the named cell population, since a tissue-level label does not describe every structure on the slide (general IHC practice). |
| Protein forms and epitope uncertainty | COL14A1 has three isoforms, an N-terminal signal peptide at residues 1–28, and multiple glycosylation sites (UniProt Q05707: isoforms, processing, glycosylation). The supplied record does not identify this antibody's epitope, so these features do not predict which isoforms or processed forms its IHC stain detects. |
| Antigen retrieval and detection | No COL14A1-specific retrieval condition or fixation sensitivity is supplied. Follow the IHC-validated antibody's documented IHC-P procedure where available; vary retrieval or detection conditions only as a controlled optimization, comparing positive tissue and no-primary controls (general IHC practice). Do not infer a retrieval requirement from UniProt modifications or HPA intensity. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: should vesicles define the IHC-P result? | No: HPA reports approved vesicular ICC-IF localization, while its tissue IHC profile is cytoplasmic and rated Uncertain (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF; HPA: tissue IHC reliability). The two preparations answer different localization questions; vesicles in cultured cells do not establish a required paraffin-section staining pattern. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Reported high-staining epithelium is blank (HPA: tissue IHC). | The stain may have failed, or the chosen section may lack evaluable target cells (general IHC practice); HPA's Uncertain rating also limits expectations for an individual specimen (HPA: reliability). | Confirm the named cells on the section, review antibody and detection controls, and repeat using the documented IHC-P workflow (general IHC practice). Compare another reported high-staining tissue if available (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Diffuse brown color makes cytoplasmic scoring impossible (general IHC practice). | Excess detection signal, incomplete washing, or endogenous activity can obscure the reported cell-specific pattern (general IHC practice; HPA: tissue IHC). | Inspect a no-primary control, increase washes, and adjust blocking or reagent concentration within the validated workflow (general IHC practice). Score COL14A1 only when cell boundaries and control behavior are interpretable. |
| Nuclei dominate the stain (general IHC practice). | The pattern conflicts with HPA's cytoplasmic tissue profile and UniProt's secreted extracellular location (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt Q05707: subcellular location). | Review counterstain and chromogen separately, then compare no-primary and positive-tissue controls (general IHC practice). If nuclear color persists as antibody-dependent signal, treat specificity as unresolved. |
| Strong signal appears in HPA-undetected hematopoietic cells or adipocytes (HPA: tissue IHC). | Possible cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity; HPA's undetected classification is an observation, not a universal absence claim (general IHC practice; HPA: tissue IHC). | Compare the same run with reported high-staining epithelial cells and no-primary controls (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). Withhold a COL14A1 assignment until the unexpected cell-type signal is independently resolved. |
| Extracellular deposits and cytoplasmic cells stain together (general IHC practice). | An extracellular component is biologically plausible for secreted COL14A1, but the supplied HPA tissue profile reports cytoplasmic expression and has Uncertain reliability (UniProt Q05707: subcellular location; HPA: tissue IHC reliability). | Record extracellular and cellular staining separately, examine morphology, and compare controls (general IHC practice). Do not score every matrix deposit as confirmed COL14A1 or use it alone to identify its cell of origin. |
| Staining varies after changing retrieval conditions (general IHC practice). | Protocol changes can alter IHC signal generally; no target-specific fixation or retrieval effect is established in the supplied sources. | Return to the documented IHC-P conditions and compare one change at a time on adjacent sections with the same controls (general IHC practice). Report the condition used and avoid claiming that COL14A1 is fixation sensitive. |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Uncertain — At least one protein variant secreted, tissue location of RNA and protein might differ and correlation is complex. 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 → |
| Colon | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Esophagus | Squamous epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Rectum | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Stomach | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Caudate | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot COL14A1 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, compartment, matrix morphology, and controls before comparing chromogenic signal across samples.
A06685 has an IHC image of paraffin-embedded human skin (IHC image caption) and lists IF use and Human, Mouse, and Rat reactivity (catalog applications/reactivity); no IF image is supplied (catalog IF images).
A06685 will render with its paraffin-embedded human-skin IHC figure at 1:200 (IHC image caption). It lists IHC and IF applications and Human, Mouse, and Rat reactivity (catalog applications/reactivity); no IF figure is supplied (catalog IF images).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, choose A06685: its own figure shows paraffin-embedded human skin (IHC image caption); the fixative is unreported (IHC image caption). For IF, A06685 lists an IF dilution of 1:50 (catalog IF dilution), but IF imaging and ICC validation are unreported (catalog IF images/applications). A06685 also lists Mouse and Rat reactivity (catalog reactivity), although its supplied IHC figure shows only human skin (IHC image caption); clonality is unreported (catalog clone field).