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Plan chromogenic MAP1B IHC in paraffin sections using the reported cytoplasmic staining in CNS, peripheral nerve, glomeruli and pancreatic islets (HPA tissue IHC). Compare cell types within each tissue, since neuronal staining can be high while glial staining is low or undetected (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic in CNS, peripheral nerve and glomeruli (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Cytoplasmic CNS, peripheral nerve, glomerular and islet cells (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A01760-1) | |
| Positive control | Cerebellum+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Glial staining can be low or absent; score cell types separately (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Expression regulation is not annotated (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No annotated isoforms; cleavage separates heavy-chain and LC1 epitopes (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol is accompanied by published MAP1B IHC methods for breast, urothelial and lung tumors (PMC10866687; PMC7139768; PMC12885910).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded mouse brain tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A01760-1) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A01760-1); 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 A01760-1); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A01760-1) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-MAP1B, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A01760-1) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A01760-1) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet A01760-1) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | MAP1B-positive staining in gLUC cells - cytoplasm/membrane of cerebellum (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Cytoplasmic expression in the CNS, peripheral nerve, renal glomeruli, pancreatic islets and seminiferous duct in testis. No signal in the no-primary control. |
MAP1B is a cytoplasmic cytoskeletal protein associated with microtubules, synapses and dendritic spines; it has no transmembrane segment (UniProt P46821). In paraffin section IHC, expect prominent staining in cerebral cortical neurons and cerebellar GLUC cells, with additional staining in selected peripheral and non-neural cells (HPA: tissue IHC, Enhanced reliability). Read the signal against cell identity and compartment, since the HPA pattern varies by tissue and cell type.
| Strong cytoplasmic staining in cerebral cortical neurons or cerebellar GLUC cells, with tissue structure preserved. | This fits HPA's High IHC staining in those cells and MAP1B's cytoplasmic cytoskeletal location (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt P46821). Cerebellar GLUC cells are annotated as cytoplasm/membrane; that observation does not imply MAP1B is a transmembrane protein (HPA: cerebellum; UniProt P46821 topology). |
| Predominantly nuclear staining, or a uniform sharp membrane rim across many cells. | Treat this as a compartment mismatch requiring control review: UniProt places MAP1B in the cytoplasm and cytoskeleton and reports no transmembrane segment (UniProt P46821). HPA's cytoplasm/membrane label for cerebellar GLUC cells should not be generalized to every tissue (HPA: cerebellum). |
| Strong staining in adipocytes or bone marrow hematopoietic cells. | These cell populations are listed as Not detected, so reproducible staining warrants a check for cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity (HPA: adipose tissue; HPA: bone marrow; standard IHC practice). A tissue-level judgment must follow the identified cells: HPA also reports staining in other cell types and tissues (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Diffuse chromogen over cells and surrounding tissue, with little distinction between compartments. | The pattern cannot establish MAP1B localization. Compare a no-primary control and inspect blocking, washes and detection background; these are general IHC checks, not reported MAP1B-specific effects (standard IHC practice). Score only a distinguishable cellular pattern against the HPA reference (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| No discernible signal in cerebral cortical neurons despite an interpretable section. | Cortical neuronal staining is High in the HPA reference, making this a useful positive-control failure to investigate (HPA: cerebral cortex). Confirm tissue identity and control performance, then review the antibody and staining workflow; absence in one section alone does not establish absent MAP1B (standard IHC practice). |
| Compartment and topology | MAP1B is cytoplasmic and cytoskeletal, with synaptic and dendritic-spine annotations and no transmembrane segment (UniProt P46821). Interpret chromogen within the cell's anatomy; do not require a continuous surface-membrane outline (UniProt P46821; standard IHC practice). |
| Tissue and cell selection | HPA reports High staining in cortical neurons and cerebellar GLUC cells, Medium staining in peripheral nerve, glomerular cells and pancreatic endocrine cells, and Not detected staining in adipocytes (HPA: tissue IHC). These are cell-specific observations, not whole-tissue guarantees. |
| Antibody evidence | Two listed antibodies, HPA022275 and CAB009792, each have Enhanced IHC validation (HPA: antibody validation). HPA describes Enhanced tissue reliability as high consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data (HPA: tissue IHC). Validation supports pattern comparison but does not resolve every unexpected signal. |
| Processing and modified residues | UniProt annotates MAP1B heavy chain at residues 2–2206, light chain LC1 at 2207–2468, and multiple modified residues including phosphosites (UniProt P46821). The payload gives no antibody epitope or target-specific fixation sensitivity; therefore these annotations cannot predict which stained cells or compartments a given reagent will detect. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: where should signal localize? | HPA reports mainly cytosolic MAP1B in ICC-IF, with an additional approved equatorial-segment localization; its main cytosol location is supported (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF). Use that as an IF localization reference, while interpreting paraffin-section chromogen against the tissue IHC observations (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| The known-positive cortical neuronal control is blank. | The cause is unresolved; the expected neuronal staining is High in HPA (HPA: cerebral cortex). | Check tissue identity, section integrity, reagent performance and detection controls before interpreting the study samples (standard IHC practice). |
| Cerebellar signal appears only as a crisp outline around every cell. | A universal surface-rim pattern is not established by MAP1B's cytoskeletal annotation or HPA's GLUC cytoplasm/membrane label (UniProt P46821; HPA: cerebellum). | Compare cell morphology and a no-primary control; reassess the signal's intracellular distribution (standard IHC practice). |
| Adipocytes or bone marrow hematopoietic cells stain strongly. | Those specific cells are Not detected in HPA; cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity is possible, not proven (HPA: adipose tissue; HPA: bone marrow; standard IHC practice). | Compare the positive tissue and no-primary control; investigate reagent specificity and detection background before assigning MAP1B positivity (standard IHC practice). |
| Chromogen is widespread and obscures cell boundaries. | Background staining prevents a reliable compartment call; the payload does not identify a MAP1B-specific cause (standard IHC practice). | Review blocking, washes and the detection control, then judge whether cytoplasmic staining remains distinguishable (standard IHC practice; UniProt P46821). |
| Glomerular or pancreatic endocrine staining looks weaker than cortical neuronal staining. | HPA grades glomerular cells and pancreatic endocrine cells Medium, while cortical neurons are High (HPA: kidney; HPA: pancreas; HPA: cerebral cortex). | Evaluate each named cell population against its own HPA reference; avoid applying the cortical intensity threshold to every tissue (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| A run shows staining, but its cell type or compartment varies between sections. | The observation alone cannot separate biological distribution from staining variability; HPA reports distinct cell-specific patterns (HPA: tissue IHC). | Compare matched positive and no-primary controls, confirm the cell types, and repeat interpretation with consistent scoring criteria (standard IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Enhanced — High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebellum | GLUC cells - cytoplasm/membrane | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebral cortex | Neuronal cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Placenta | Decidual cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Soft tissue | Peripheral nerve | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bronchus | Ciliated cells (cell body) | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Appendix | Endocrine 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 → |
Use the catalog antibody’s paraffin-section example and MAP1B’s documented localisation to troubleshoot chromogenic IHC; assess IF separately.
A01760-1 has real MAP1B IHC and IF images from mouse and rat paraffin brain sections (catalog image captions). Human reactivity is listed (catalog reactivity).
A01760-1 is listed for IHC and IF with human, mouse, and rat reactivity (catalog applications; catalog reactivity). Its images show IHC and IF in mouse and rat paraffin brain sections (catalog IHC and IF image captions).
Which to pick: Choose A01760-1 for tissue IHC in mouse or rat paraffin sections; its IHC captions document EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and 2 μg/ml primary antibody (A01760-1 IHC image captions). For IF, A01760-1 has mouse and rat paraffin brain images; ICC is not listed or pictured (A01760-1 applications; A01760-1 IF image captions). For cross-species work, it is a rabbit antibody with listed human, mouse, and rat reactivity, while the pictured tissue data cover mouse and rat; the IHC captions do not report the fixative (A01760-1 catalog host and reactivity; A01760-1 IHC image captions).