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Plan HNRNPA1 paraffin IHC around the ubiquitous nuclear tissue profile (HPA tissue IHC). Start the IHC-validated antibody at 0.5–1 μg/mL (datasheet A01476), and interpret staining with the reported cross-gene detection caution (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Nuclear tissue staining (HPA tissue IHC); cytoplasmic pool possible (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Ubiquitous nuclear staining across cell types (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A01476) | |
| Positive control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | None in HPA (detected in all 45 tissues); use no-primary + isotype controls |
| Fixation | Matched tissue-IHC evidence does not establish the fixation claim. Validate the specimen-specific method before use. (selected-SKU IHC image A01476) | |
| Caveat | Staining may include protein from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Staining intensity regulation is unreported (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 3 isoforms; N-terminal processing may affect N-terminal epitopes (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s paraffin section protocol is paired with one published IHC protocol using frozen muscle sections (PMC9735363).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded mouse intestine tissues; fixative not specified (datasheet A01476) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A01476); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat retrieval: Citrate pH 6, 20 min (datasheet A01476) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A01476) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-HNRNPA1, 0.5-1μg/ml (datasheet A01476) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A01476) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A01476) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | HNRNPA1-positive staining in adipocytes of adipose tissue (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous nuclear expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
HNRNPA1 should show widespread nuclear staining in paraffin tissue sections (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; Supported tissue IHC). High staining is reported in adipocytes, glandular cells, hematopoietic cells, respiratory epithelial cells and selected brain cell populations (HPA: High in the listed cells). Its lack of a transmembrane segment supports an intracellular pattern (UniProt P09651 topology).
| Nuclear staining across several cell types, including glandular or hematopoietic cells. | This fits the reported widespread tissue pattern (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; High in glandular and hematopoietic cells). Compare nuclei with the counterstain when scoring. HPA calls the tissue evidence Supported, while cautioning that the antibody staining may detect protein from more than one gene (HPA: reliability description). |
| Predominantly cytoplasmic staining with little nuclear signal. | Recheck compartment assignment and background before calling this an expected tissue result: HPA reports ubiquitous nuclear IHC staining (HPA: tissue profile). Cytoplasmic localization is biologically possible because HNRNPA1 shuttles with mRNA and occurs in cytoplasmic mRNP granules (UniProt P09651 subcellular location); the supplied tissue data do not establish a cytoplasm-only IHC pattern. |
| Signal appears chiefly in an unexpected cell population or in acellular material. | Treat the assignment as uncertain, then inspect morphology and controls for cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity (general IHC practice). HPA reports low tissue specificity and supplies no negative cell population here, so staining outside the listed high examples cannot alone establish an off-target result (HPA: RNA specificity; tissue IHC list). |
| Diffuse color obscures nuclear borders or covers the section evenly. | This is difficult to score as specific nuclear signal against the reported pattern (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression). Check a no-primary control and the detection system for nonspecific or endogenous color development; assess whether wash, blocking or reagent concentration needs adjustment (general chromogenic IHC practice). |
| No visible nuclear signal in a listed high-staining tissue. | A technical failure is plausible if comparable cells are present: adipocytes, bone marrow hematopoietic cells and bronchial respiratory epithelial cells are among the High examples (HPA: tissue IHC). Review section quality, primary antibody use, retrieval and detection controls before interpreting a negative specimen (general IHC practice). |
| Cell and tissue context | The reference pattern is widespread nuclear staining, with High examples spanning adipocytes, glandular cells, hematopoietic cells, respiratory epithelial cells, caudate glial cells and cerebellar granular-layer cells (HPA: tissue IHC). No negative or low examples are supplied, so do not designate an unlisted tissue as a negative control. |
| Compartment and topology | Nuclear IHC is the expected tissue readout (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression). HNRNPA1 has no transmembrane segment and can shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm, including cytoplasmic mRNP granules (UniProt P09651 topology and subcellular location). A cytoplasmic signal therefore needs context and controls rather than automatic rejection. |
| Antibody interpretation | The tissue profile is Supported but carries a warning that staining may target protein from more than one gene (HPA: reliability description). HPA lists IHC Supported for HPA001609, HPA001666 and CAB010894 (HPA: antibody validation). Use antibody-specific validation when assigning a signal to HNRNPA1. |
| Isoforms and epitope coverage | UniProt lists three isoforms, A1-B, A1-A and 2, plus full-length and N-terminally processed chains (UniProt P09651 isoforms and processing). Without an antibody epitope in the supplied evidence, isoform coverage and the effect of N-terminal processing on staining cannot be predicted; avoid explaining intensity differences from either alone. |
| IF/ICC comparison | Q: What should a companion IF/ICC image show? A: Nucleoplasmic enrichment is the HPA reference (HPA: subcellular summary; main location, nucleoplasm enhanced). This supports compartment comparison with IHC, but the supplied IF/ICC record does not establish a paraffin-section protocol or tissue staining intensity. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| High-example tissue has no nuclear stain. | The section or staining run may have failed; the missing signal alone does not establish absent HNRNPA1 (HPA: High in listed cells). | Confirm the expected cells are present, then check a known-positive section, primary antibody, retrieval and detection steps (general IHC practice). Do not infer target-specific retrieval or fixation sensitivity from the supplied sources. |
| Only cytoplasm is strongly colored. | This diverges from HPA's nuclear tissue profile, although UniProt allows cytoplasmic localization (HPA: tissue profile; UniProt P09651 subcellular location). | Compare intact nuclei and a positive control; assess diffuse background and detection controls before reporting a cytoplasm-dominant finding (general IHC practice). Describe the deviation rather than assigning a mechanism. |
| Widespread haze hides cell boundaries. | Background or overly strong detection may obscure a nuclear pattern (general chromogenic IHC practice). | Inspect the no-primary control and reagent controls; review blocking, washes, antibody concentration and development time (general IHC practice). Score only nuclei distinguishable from surrounding background. |
| Unexpected cells or acellular structures carry the strongest color. | Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible (general IHC practice). HPA's low tissue specificity does not provide a negative-cell benchmark (HPA: RNA specificity). | Check morphology, no-primary and detection controls. If needed, compare an independently validated IHC antibody; HPA lists three with Supported IHC status (HPA: antibody validation). |
| Two antibodies give different cell patterns. | Reagent specificity may differ; HPA cautions that its tissue staining may target protein from more than one gene (HPA: reliability description). | Record antibody identity and validation status, compare staining on the same tissue, and resolve disagreement with independent evidence before assigning it to HNRNPA1 (general IHC interpretation). |
| IF/ICC looks nucleoplasmic, but tissue IHC is weak. | The assays provide different readouts: HPA reports nucleoplasmic IF/ICC localization and widespread nuclear tissue IHC (HPA: subcellular summary; tissue profile). | Use the IF/ICC image to check compartment expectations only; evaluate the tissue section with its own positive and detection controls (general IHC practice). Do not use IF/ICC localization as proof of IHC sensitivity. |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Supported — High consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Caution, targets protein from more than one gene.). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Appendix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: HNRNPA1 is detected in all 45 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Troubleshoot HNRNPA1 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, nuclear localisation, antibody specificity, detection background and cell-level scoring.
A01476 and M01476 list IHC and IF for human, mouse, and rat; A01476 includes tissue IHC and IF images (catalog: applications and reactivity; A01476 image captions).
A01476 has IHC images from paraffin sections of mouse intestine and kidney, rat kidney, and human intestinal cancer, plus IF images from cells and paraffin sections (A01476 image captions). M01476 lists IHC and IF/ICC for human, mouse, and rat, but has no supplied image captions (M01476 catalog: applications, reactivity, image captions).
Which to pick: Choose A01476 for tissue IHC: its own images document paraffin sections across all three listed species; the fixative is unreported (A01476 IHC captions). For IF/ICC, A01476 has cell and tissue IF images, while M01476 is a rabbit monoclonal option with listed IF/ICC applications but no supplied images (A01476 IF captions; M01476 catalog: clone, applications, image captions). Both list human, mouse, and rat reactivity; A01476 offers cross-species tissue IHC images (catalog: reactivity; A01476 IHC captions).