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This guide covers EIF5 staining in paraffin sections with the IHC-validated antibody (datasheet A04623-2). Use the documented cytoplasmic tissue pattern to choose controls and assess staining (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Ubiquitous cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Cytoplasmic staining across many cell types; high in glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A04623-2) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | None in HPA (detected in all 44 tissues); use no-primary + isotype controls |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections (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 A04623-2) | |
| Caveat | Adipocytes and cardiomyocytes show low staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Low tissue specificity; no regulator annotated (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 0 isoforms; one full-length chain, with no processing annotated (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol uses EDTA pH 8.0 retrieval (datasheet: A04623-2). The published IHC methods below provide endometrial cancer and colorectal cancer examples (PMC6941158; PMC6606960).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human esophageal squamous carcinoma tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A04623-2) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A04623-2); 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 A04623-2); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A04623-2) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-EIF5, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A04623-2) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A04623-2) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A04623-2) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | EIF5-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
EIF5 should stain mainly in the cytoplasm of many cell types in paraffin sections, including colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, and bone marrow hematopoietic cells (HPA tissue IHC: ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression; High in these cells). HPA rates the tissue pattern Supported, with medium consistency between staining and RNA data (HPA tissue IHC). EIF5 has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P55010 topology).
| Cytoplasmic staining in colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, or bone marrow hematopoietic cells. | This matches the reported compartment and High staining in these cells (HPA tissue IHC). Compare cells within the section as well as the chosen reference tissue; HPA describes a ubiquitous cytoplasmic pattern, so a positive result need not be confined to one cell type (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Predominantly nuclear staining, or a sharp membrane-only pattern, replaces cytoplasmic staining. | Treat a dominant nuclear pattern as unexpected for tissue IHC (UniProt P55010: cytoplasm; HPA tissue IHC: ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression). HPA also reports plasma membrane localization by ICC-IF, but that observation does not establish a membrane-only paraffin-section pattern (HPA subcellular ICC-IF). Recheck controls before assigning specificity (general IHC practice). |
| Signal is concentrated in an unexpected cell population while documented High-staining cells lack cytoplasmic signal. | Consider cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity, especially if signal persists in a control lacking primary antibody (general IHC practice). HPA reports High staining in the listed reference cells and low staining in cardiomyocytes and adipocytes; the low groups are not established negatives (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Color spreads diffusely across tissue, including areas without distinct cellular boundaries. | This is difficult to score as EIF5 localization; a meaningful positive call needs identifiable cytoplasmic signal in cells (HPA tissue IHC: cytoplasmic profile; general IHC practice). Examine a control without primary antibody, blocking, washing, and detection conditions for background (general IHC practice). |
| No cytoplasmic signal appears in a documented High-staining reference tissue. | A blank section alone does not establish absent EIF5: HPA reports High staining in several reference cell populations, with overall tissue reliability rated Supported (HPA tissue IHC). Check section integrity, the antibody's IHC-P instructions, retrieval, dilution, and detection controls before interpreting a biological negative (general IHC practice). |
| Tissue and cell choice | Colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, and bone marrow hematopoietic cells are documented High-staining references (HPA tissue IHC). Cardiomyocytes and adipocytes are reported low, so weak staining there cannot serve as a definitive negative control (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Antibody validation | HPA labels IHC staining Supported for HPA000867 and CAB004226 (HPA antibodies). The tissue summary is also Supported, with medium staining-to-RNA consistency (HPA tissue IHC). Use these ratings as evidence for the reported pattern, while evaluating the antibody and controls used in the experiment (general IHC practice). |
| Compartment and topology | UniProt places EIF5 in the cytoplasm and reports no transmembrane segment (UniProt P55010). HPA tissue IHC describes ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression (HPA tissue IHC). These annotations support a cytoplasmic scoring focus; they do not establish how antigen retrieval affects staining (UniProt P55010; HPA tissue IHC). |
| ICC-IF comparison | HPA reports a mainly cytosolic ICC-IF pattern, with additional plasma membrane, primary cilium, and cilium-tip localization (HPA subcellular ICC-IF). These are cell-imaging observations; judge paraffin-section chromogenic results against the tissue IHC pattern and its cell-level context (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Chromogenic detection background | Endogenous detection activity can create color unrelated to primary-antibody binding (general IHC practice). A control lacking primary antibody helps separate this background from cell-associated cytoplasmic staining; select blocking and detection checks appropriate to the chemistry used (general IHC practice). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Known High-staining reference cells have no visible cytoplasmic color. | The assay may have failed at retrieval, antibody incubation, or detection; absent color alone cannot identify which step failed (general IHC practice). | Confirm the reference cells and section quality, then check retrieval, antibody dilution, incubation, and detection against the antibody's IHC-P instructions (general IHC practice; HPA tissue IHC: High reference cells). |
| Most cells look positive because the entire section has a light brown haze. | Background can obscure the cell boundaries needed to evaluate HPA's cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). | Compare a control lacking primary antibody and review blocking, washing, detection time, and counterstain so cytoplasmic color can be distinguished from haze (general IHC practice). |
| Nuclei appear to carry the strongest signal. | A dominant nuclear pattern conflicts with the reported cytoplasmic localization (UniProt P55010; HPA tissue IHC). Counterstain or nonspecific signal can complicate visual interpretation (general IHC practice). | Inspect an appropriate control, review counterstain intensity, and rescore cells using identifiable cytoplasmic color before accepting nuclear staining as target-specific (general IHC practice). |
| Unexpected cells stain strongly while documented High-staining cells remain blank. | Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible, although EIF5 staining is broadly distributed across tissues (HPA tissue IHC: ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression; general IHC practice). | Check cell identity and compare a control lacking primary antibody. Reassess the antibody and detection conditions if the mismatch persists (general IHC practice; HPA tissue IHC: High reference cells). |
| Cardiomyocytes or adipocytes show weak color. | Weak color may fit HPA's low staining reports; neither cell population is listed as a negative tissue control (HPA tissue IHC). | Score intensity and cytoplasmic localization alongside documented High-staining cells, then use assay controls to assess background rather than treating weak staining alone as failure (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| ICC-IF shows ciliary or membrane signal that is inconspicuous in paraffin-section IHC. | HPA records these as additional ICC-IF locations, while its tissue IHC profile is cytoplasmic (HPA subcellular ICC-IF; HPA tissue IHC). | Interpret each application against its own HPA pattern: assess cytoplasmic cell staining for IHC and consult the separate IF/ICC guide for imaging decisions (HPA tissue IHC; HPA subcellular ICC-IF). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Supported — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | GLUC cells - cytoplasm/membrane | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: EIF5 is detected in all 44 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Troubleshoot EIF5 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, cytoplasmic localisation, and controls before comparing chromogenic signal across samples.
The catalog shows EIF5 IHC in human paraffin tissue sections (A04623-2 image captions) and IF in PC-3 cells (M04623 image caption); listed antibody reactivity covers human, mouse and rat (catalog reactivity).
A04623-2 will render with IHC data from human paraffin sections of esophageal squamous carcinoma, gastric cancer and lung cancer (A04623-2 image captions). M04623 will render with IF data from PC-3 cells (M04623 image caption).
Which to pick: Choose A04623-2 for tissue IHC: its application list includes IHC, and its staining captions document paraffin sections; the fixative is unreported (A04623-2 applications and image captions). Choose M04623 for IF/ICC: it is a mouse monoclonal antibody with IF and ICC listed, and its caption documents staining in PC-3 cells (M04623 catalog entry and image caption). For work spanning species, A04623-2 lists human, mouse and rat reactivity, while M04623 lists human only; the supplied A04623-2 tissue images show human samples (catalog reactivity; A04623-2 image captions).