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Plan paraffin-section GOLGA1 IHC around granular cytoplasmic tissue staining and a Golgi/TGN molecular expectation (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt). Use appendix or colon glandular cells as positive tissue examples (HPA tissue IHC), and start catalog antibody A13524-1 at 2 μg/mL (datasheet A13524-1).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Granular cytoplasm observed (HPA tissue IHC); Golgi/TGN membrane expected (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Predominantly granular cytoplasm across tissue cell types (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A13524-1) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+2 more · see all |
| Fixation | Matched tissue-IHC evidence does not establish the fixation claim. Validate the specimen-specific method before use. (selected-SKU IHC image A13524-1) | |
| Caveat | Adipocytes lack detectable staining despite broad expression (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Expression regulation not annotated (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No annotated isoforms or signal/propeptide cleavage (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol is accompanied by one published GOLGA1 IHC protocol using human skin sections (PMC13414942).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human appendiceal adenocarcinoma tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A13524-1) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A13524-1); 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 A13524-1); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A13524-1) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-GOLGA1, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A13524-1) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A13524-1) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A13524-1) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | GOLGA1-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: General cytoplasmic expression, predominately with a granular pattern. No signal in the no-primary control. |
GOLGA1 is associated with the Golgi and trans-Golgi network membranes and has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q92805 topology). In paraffin-section IHC, expect predominantly granular cytoplasmic staining in cells such as colon glandular cells and bronchial ciliated cell bodies (HPA: tissue IHC). Treat tissue comparisons cautiously: HPA rates the IHC profile Supported, with medium consistency between staining and RNA expression (HPA: tissue IHC).
| Granular cytoplasmic stain in colon or appendix glandular cells, with little stain outside the cell body. | This matches HPA's general granular cytoplasmic profile and its High staining calls for those glandular cells (HPA: tissue IHC). A compact Golgi-associated distribution is consistent with the recorded location (UniProt Q92805; HPA: subcellular). Judge the pattern alongside the negative control, since granularity alone does not establish specificity (general IHC practice). |
| Strong, predominantly nuclear or continuous cell-surface signal replaces the expected cytoplasmic granules. | Those compartments differ from the Golgi location reported for GOLGA1 (UniProt Q92805; HPA: subcellular). Treat the result as suspect and inspect the negative control and staining conditions before scoring it as target signal (general IHC practice). A weak diffuse cytoplasmic component also needs caution because HPA describes the tissue pattern as predominantly granular (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Adipocytes, cholangiocytes or chondrocytes stain strongly while the expected positive cells remain weak. | HPA reports GOLGA1 as Not detected in those respective cell types (HPA: tissue IHC). Investigate antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity; the cell mismatch alone cannot identify which caused the signal (general IHC practice). HPA's Supported reliability is a useful reference, but it does not validate every stain in an individual run (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Brown precipitate is widespread across cells, stroma or slide areas, obscuring the granular pattern. | A uniform field is hard to reconcile with a cell-associated granular profile (HPA: tissue IHC). Diffuse staining can arise from nonspecific binding, detection background or residual chromogen activity; compare the no-primary control and review blocking and washes (general IHC practice). Do not infer a GOLGA1-specific fixation effect from this appearance: none is supplied by the sources. |
| No visible signal appears in colon or appendix glandular cells on a run intended to detect GOLGA1. | Those cells are listed as High by HPA, so absence warrants a run-level check (HPA: tissue IHC). Review section quality, retrieval, antibody and detection steps against the IHC-validated antibody's instructions (general IHC practice). HPA's medium staining–RNA consistency means one negative section should not, by itself, overturn the reported tissue pattern (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Compartment and topology | GOLGA1 is assigned to Golgi and trans-Golgi network membranes, yet has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q92805 topology). Score the visible cellular distribution, not an assumed plasma-membrane outline. Its ARL1 interaction recruits it to the Golgi (UniProt Q92805). |
| Tissue and cell selection | HPA lists High staining in colon and appendix glandular cells and bronchial ciliated cell bodies, but Not detected in adipocytes and cholangiocytes (HPA: tissue IHC). These are cell-specific comparison points, not claims that an entire tissue section must be uniformly positive or negative. |
| Strength of tissue evidence | HPA labels tissue IHC Supported and reports medium agreement with RNA expression; RNA tissue specificity is Low (HPA: tissue IHC). Use the listed cell pattern to interpret a section, while allowing for uncertainty in staining intensity across samples. |
| IF/ICC Q: Where should fluorescent GOLGA1 appear? | A Golgi-localized signal is expected: HPA calls the Golgi apparatus the enhanced main location in ICC-IF (HPA: subcellular). That observation supports compartment interpretation; IF/ICC setup belongs in its separate guide and is not an IHC protocol option. |
| Processing and target-specific fixation evidence | UniProt records one chain spanning residues 1–767, with no signal peptide, propeptide or annotated isoforms (UniProt Q92805). These annotations do not establish epitope accessibility in paraffin sections. Neither supplied source reports a GOLGA1-specific fixation effect. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Known-positive glandular cells have no chromogenic signal. | The staining run may have failed, or the section may be unsuitable; HPA reports High staining in colon and appendix glandular cells (HPA: tissue IHC). | Check a positive-control section processed in the same run, then review retrieval, primary antibody and detection against the IHC-validated antibody's instructions (general IHC practice). Avoid assigning a GOLGA1-specific fixation cause without evidence. |
| Signal is diffuse and hides intracellular granules. | Background from binding or detection can mask the predominantly granular pattern reported by HPA (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). | Compare the no-primary control; inspect blocking, wash quality and chromogen development before interpreting cell-specific signal (general IHC practice). |
| A strong brown signal appears in adipocytes or cholangiocytes. | HPA calls GOLGA1 Not detected in those cells; cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). | Compare adjacent expected-positive cells and a no-primary control. If the control stains, review endogenous-activity blocking and detection reagents; if it does not, reassess antibody specificity (general IHC practice). |
| Nuclei or cell borders dominate the stain. | That distribution conflicts with Golgi localization and the reported granular cytoplasmic tissue profile (UniProt Q92805; HPA: tissue IHC). | Check the negative control, antibody concentration and detection background; score only a reproducible cell-associated granular component as consistent with the target (general IHC practice; HPA: tissue IHC). |
| An apparently negative tissue area is used to reject the entire run. | HPA's Not detected calls name specific cells, while its tissue profile has medium staining–RNA consistency (HPA: tissue IHC). | Identify the scored cell type and examine a same-run positive control before interpreting absence. Do not extend a cell-specific HPA call to every cell in that tissue (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| A fluorescent Golgi pattern is assumed to guarantee the paraffin IHC result. | HPA reports enhanced Golgi localization in ICC-IF, while tissue IHC has Supported reliability and medium staining–RNA consistency (HPA: subcellular; HPA: tissue IHC). | Use IF/ICC as a compartment reference, then judge the chromogenic section by its own controls and HPA's cell-specific tissue pattern (HPA: subcellular; HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
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 → |
| Appendix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bronchus | Ciliated cells (cell body) | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Colon | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Epididymis | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot GOLGA1 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, staining controls and the expected Golgi pattern (datasheet A13524-1; HPA subcellular).
Anti-GOLGA1 antibodies have IHC images from human paraffin sections and rat stomach, plus IF images from human cells (A13524-1, A13524, and M13524-1 catalog image captions).
A13524-1 shows IHC in human paraffin-embedded appendiceal adenocarcinoma and IF/ICC in SiHa cells; A13524 shows IHC and IF in rat stomach (catalog image captions). M13524-1 shows IF/ICC in HeLa cells and has no listed IHC application (M13524-1 catalog applications and IF image caption).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, choose A13524-1 for human paraffin sections or A13524 for rat stomach IHC-P; neither IHC caption reports the fixative (A13524-1 and A13524 IHC image captions). For IF/ICC, M13524-1 is a human-reactive mouse monoclonal, clone 8E4H1, with a HeLa IF image (M13524-1 catalog applications, reactivity, clone, and IF image caption). For cross-species studies, A13524 and A13524-1 list human, mouse, and rat reactivity; their IHC images demonstrate rat and human tissue, respectively (catalog reactivity; A13524 and A13524-1 IHC image captions).