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Plan paraffin-section CYP26B1 IHC using the observed cytoplasmic tissue pattern and the protein’s ER location (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt). Compare staining with tissue controls and interpret intensity cautiously because tissue-IHC reliability is uncertain (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 (HPA tissue IHC); ER and microsomal membrane location (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Cytoplasmic staining in several tissues, including Purkinje cells (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A02691-2) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep paraffin-section fixation consistent (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Staining has low agreement with RNA data; reliability is uncertain (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | RNA is tissue enhanced in brain and skin (HPA tissue RNA) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 3 isoforms; effects on epitope recognition are unknown (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol (datasheet A02691-2) is accompanied by a published oral mucosa IHC protocol (PMC13304650).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human liver cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A02691-2) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A02691-2); 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 A02691-2); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A02691-2) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-CYP26B1, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A02691-2) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A02691-2) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet A02691-2) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | CYP26B1-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: Medium). HPA tissue profile: Cytoplasmic expression in several tissues. No signal in the no-primary control. |
CYP26B1 is annotated at the endoplasmic reticulum and microsome membranes, with no transmembrane segment annotated (UniProt Q9NR63: location and topology). In paraffin sections, expect cytoplasmic staining in selected cells, including cerebellar Purkinje cells and liver hepatocytes (HPA tissue IHC: Medium). Treat this pattern as provisional: HPA rates tissue IHC reliability Uncertain because antibody staining has low consistency with RNA expression (HPA: reliability).
| Selective cytoplasmic staining in Purkinje cells, hepatocytes, or adrenal glandular cells, with identifiable cell boundaries. | This fits the reported compartment and cell types; HPA scores each example Medium, so a strong signal is not required for a plausible positive. Morphology and negative controls still matter because the tissue IHC assessment is Uncertain (HPA tissue IHC: profile, levels, reliability). |
| Signal is confined to nuclei, extracellular material, or another compartment without discernible cytoplasmic staining. | That distribution does not match HPA tissue IHC's cytoplasmic profile or UniProt's endoplasmic reticulum and microsome membrane annotations (HPA tissue IHC: profile; UniProt Q9NR63: location). Review counterstain, focus, and detection controls before assigning it to CYP26B1 (general IHC practice). |
| Prominent staining appears in adipocytes or cardiomyocytes, while the expected positive cells show little signal. | HPA reports CYP26B1 as Not detected in those cell types (HPA tissue IHC: adipose tissue, heart muscle). Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible; compare a no-primary control and a known-positive section processed together (general IHC practice). |
| Uniform color covers many cell types, vessels, and extracellular spaces, obscuring cell outlines. | This is difficult to score as selective cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC: cytoplasmic profile). Nonspecific binding, incomplete blocking, or detection background can produce this appearance; examine the no-primary control and localize the precipitate before interpreting the slide (general IHC practice). |
| No convincing stain is visible in cerebellar Purkinje cells or liver hepatocytes. | Both are reported at Medium staining, making them useful comparison cells (HPA tissue IHC: cerebellum, liver). A blank result can reflect staining workflow failure or sample variation; it does not alone overturn the HPA pattern, whose reliability is Uncertain (HPA: reliability; general IHC practice). |
| Compartment evidence | UniProt places CYP26B1 at endoplasmic reticulum and microsome membranes; HPA tissue IHC describes cytoplasmic staining (UniProt Q9NR63: location; HPA tissue IHC: profile). Score the visible cytoplasmic pattern rather than requiring a resolvable membrane outline in chromogenic sections (general IHC practice). |
| Tissue evidence and confidence | HPA reports Medium staining in several distinct cell types, but rates overall tissue IHC Uncertain because staining and RNA data have low consistency (HPA tissue IHC: positive cells, reliability). Use cell-specific comparisons and controls when interpreting an unexpected positive. |
| Antibody validation | The listed rabbit polyclonal HPA012567 is rated Uncertain for IHC and Approved for ICC (HPA antibodies: HPA012567). The ICC rating does not establish reliable paraffin-section staining; interpret the IHC result with the tissue evidence and controls. |
| Molecular annotations | UniProt lists 3 isoforms, no annotated transmembrane segment, no signal peptide or propeptide, and no glycosylation sites (UniProt Q9NR63: isoforms, topology, processing, glycosylation). These annotations do not identify the antibody epitope or establish whether it detects every isoform. |
| IF/ICC Q: What location is reported? | A: HPA reports approved cytosol localisation and lists ICC-IF images for A-431, U-251MG, and U2OS (HPA subcellular: location, image list). This observation comes from ICC-IF; it does not resolve the uncertainty of tissue IHC (HPA tissue IHC: reliability). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Known-positive tissue is blank. | The stain may have failed, or the sampled cells may differ from the reported pattern; HPA rates Purkinje cells and hepatocytes Medium (HPA tissue IHC: cerebellum, liver). | Confirm the expected cells are present, then check the positive control and review retrieval, antibody incubation, and detection steps (general IHC practice). |
| Color is diffuse across the section. | Nonspecific binding or detection background may obscure HPA's reported cytoplasmic, cell-selective pattern (HPA tissue IHC: profile; general IHC practice). | Compare the no-primary control, check blocking and washes, and reduce antibody concentration if the assay controls support that adjustment (general IHC practice). |
| Only nuclei are stained. | Nuclear-only signal is discordant with the reported cytoplasmic tissue profile and endoplasmic reticulum or microsome location (HPA tissue IHC: profile; UniProt Q9NR63: location). | Verify nuclear identity with the counterstain, inspect controls, and avoid scoring nuclear-only color as a CYP26B1 positive (general IHC practice). |
| Adipocytes or cardiomyocytes stain strongly. | Those cells are reported Not detected; unexpected color may reflect cross-reactivity or detection background (HPA tissue IHC: adipose tissue, heart muscle; general IHC practice). | Run a no-primary control alongside a reported positive tissue and compare staining by cell type before assigning specificity (general IHC practice). |
| Color persists when the primary antibody is omitted. | The signal arises from the detection workflow rather than primary-antibody binding; endogenous enzyme activity is one possibility with enzyme-based detection (general IHC practice). | Check the detection chemistry and its blocking step; repeat the no-primary control under the same development conditions (general IHC practice). |
| An ICC-IF image looks broadly cytosolic, but the paraffin section is ambiguous. | HPA approves the ICC-IF cytosol location while rating tissue IHC Uncertain; the two assessments have different evidence (HPA subcellular: location; HPA tissue IHC: reliability). | Interpret the paraffin section against its own cell-specific tissue pattern and IHC controls; use the separate IF/ICC guide for that application's workflow. |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Uncertain — Low consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Caudate | Neuronal cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebellum | Purkinje cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebral cortex | Neuronal cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cervix | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Endometrium | Cells in endometrial stroma | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Esophagus | Squamous epithelial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Fallopian tube | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Heart muscle | Cardiomyocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot CYP26B1 chromogenic IHC in paraffin sections using the catalog antibody’s tissue image, protein annotation, and cautiously interpreted reference staining.
A02691-2 has IHC images from paraffin-embedded human liver and thyroid cancer tissue and an IF/ICC image from U2OS cells (catalog image captions).
A02691-2 is listed for IHC and IF/ICC, with human, mouse and rat reactivity (catalog applications and reactivity). Its IHC images show human liver and thyroid cancer tissue; its IF/ICC image shows U2OS cells (catalog image captions).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, choose A02691-2: its captions show EDTA pH 8 retrieval and DAB detection in paraffin sections of human liver and thyroid cancer tissue; the fixative is unreported (catalog IHC captions). For IF/ICC, the same SKU has an image from U2OS cells (catalog IF/ICC caption). For mouse or rat samples, A02691-2 lists both species as reactive, but the supplied IHC and IF/ICC images do not demonstrate either species; clonality is unreported (catalog reactivity and image captions; catalog clone field).