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Plan RBBP4 chromogenic IHC on paraffin sections with the catalog antibody (datasheet M02702). This guide covers expected nuclear staining (HPA tissue IHC), fixation consistency and controls (standard IHC practice), and the HPA multi-gene targeting caveat (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Nucleus (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Widespread nuclear staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet M02702) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+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 M02702) | |
| Caveat | HPA staining may target proteins from multiple genes (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | No staining-linked regulator reported (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 4 isoforms; epitope coverage unreported (UniProt) |
Compare the catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol (datasheet M02702) with published mouse liver and glioma IHC protocols (PMC9134917; PMC10469049).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human lung cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet M02702) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet M02702); 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 M02702); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet M02702) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit monoclonal (clone AEII-18) anti-RBBP4, 1:50 (datasheet M02702) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet M02702) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet M02702) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | RBBP4-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous nuclear expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
RBBP4 is nuclear and associates with chromatin; it has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q09028). In paraffin-section IHC, expect nuclear staining across many cell types, including glandular, hematopoietic, respiratory epithelial and glial cells (HPA tissue IHC: ubiquitous nuclear expression; listed cells High). HPA rates the tissue staining Supported, with a caution that the assay may detect proteins from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC).
| Nuclei stain in multiple cell types, while surrounding cytoplasm remains comparatively clear. | This fits the reported ubiquitous nuclear IHC profile and RBBP4 localization (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt Q09028). HPA lists High staining in glandular, hematopoietic, respiratory epithelial and glial cells; use nuclear location alongside intensity when judging a section. |
| Predominant cytoplasmic or cell-surface staining, with little nuclear signal. | This conflicts with the nuclear IHC profile, nucleoplasmic IF localization and lack of a transmembrane segment (HPA tissue IHC; HPA subcellular; UniProt Q09028). Treat it as a possible staining artefact and check controls before assigning it to RBBP4. |
| Signal appears in a cell population outside the examples listed by HPA. | Cell identity alone cannot establish a false positive: HPA describes ubiquitous nuclear expression, and its supplied tissue list contains no negative cell populations (HPA tissue IHC). If the signal is unexpected in location or persists in controls, investigate cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity (general IHC practice). |
| Chromogen is diffuse across the section or obscures nuclear boundaries. | Diffuse signal prevents a reliable nuclear localization call (HPA tissue IHC: nuclear profile). Check whether the primary-omission control also develops signal; background there points toward detection-system or endogenous activity rather than a specific primary-antibody pattern (general IHC practice). |
| A listed positive tissue has no convincing nuclear staining. | For example, HPA reports High staining in breast glandular cells and bone marrow hematopoietic cells (HPA tissue IHC). An absent result calls for technical review, but one section alone does not establish that its cells lack RBBP4; assess tissue quality, controls and the antibody's IHC instructions (general IHC practice). |
| Compartment and topology | RBBP4 is nuclear, localizes to chromatin as part of PRC2, and has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q09028). Score the nuclear pattern; membrane-dominant signal does not fit that annotation. |
| Tissue range and strength | HPA calls expression ubiquitous and RNA tissue specificity low; its supplied examples show High nuclear staining in several cell classes (HPA tissue IHC). The list is illustrative, not a set of exclusive positive tissues. |
| Antibody-specific confidence | HPA lists IHC as Supported for HPA060724 and CAB006264; HPA060710 has no supplied IHC status (HPA antibodies). The tissue summary also cautions that staining may represent proteins from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Isoforms and epitope coverage | UniProt lists 4 RBBP4 isoforms (UniProt Q09028). The supplied record does not map the IHC antibodies' epitopes, so it cannot establish which isoforms a particular stain detects. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: Where should fluorescence appear? | Mainly in the nucleoplasm (HPA subcellular: Nucleoplasm, enhanced). That observation supports a nuclear localization check; IF/ICC validation does not supply an IHC-P protocol (HPA subcellular; HPA antibodies). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| No nuclear stain in an HPA-listed positive tissue. | The result conflicts with its reported High IHC staining (HPA tissue IHC); a technical failure or unsuitable antibody conditions are possible (general IHC practice). | Confirm the tissue and nuclear counterstain, inspect control sections, and follow the catalog antibody's IHC-P instructions for retrieval, dilution and detection (general IHC practice). |
| Cytoplasm or membranes stain more strongly than nuclei. | The pattern conflicts with nuclear localization and absent transmembrane topology (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt Q09028); nonspecific staining is possible (general IHC practice). | Compare a primary-omission control, review blocking and detection, and score only a reproducible nuclear signal (general IHC practice). |
| The entire section has diffuse chromogen. | Background can obscure the nuclear pattern expected for RBBP4 (HPA tissue IHC); detection-system or endogenous activity may contribute (general IHC practice). | Check a primary-omission control, review endogenous-activity blocking appropriate to the detection system, and reassess primary-antibody dilution (general IHC practice). |
| A surprising cell population stains. | HPA reports ubiquitous nuclear expression and provides no negative population in this payload, so cell identity alone is inconclusive (HPA tissue IHC). | First check whether its signal is nuclear; then compare controls and, where available, an independently validated IHC antibody (HPA tissue IHC; HPA antibodies; general IHC practice). |
| Two antibodies give different tissue patterns. | The supplied IHC statuses differ, and HPA cautions that the tissue signal may include proteins from more than one gene (HPA antibodies; HPA tissue IHC). | Check each antibody's IHC validation and controls, then compare nuclear patterns in the same tissue before interpreting the discrepancy (HPA antibodies; general IHC practice). |
| IF/ICC looks nuclear, but IHC-P is negative. | HPA reports enhanced nucleoplasmic IF localization, while IHC requires its own validated staining conditions (HPA subcellular; HPA antibodies; general IHC practice). | Review the IHC-validated antibody's paraffin-section instructions and IHC controls; do not infer IHC performance from the IF image alone (HPA antibodies; general IHC practice). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: RBBP4 is detected in all 45 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Use nuclear staining and matched controls to troubleshoot RBBP4 chromogenic IHC; the catalog image documents paraffin sections but does not report the fixative (datasheet M02702).
RBBP4 IHC images cover human paraffin sections and mouse and rat frozen sections (catalog IHC captions). IF/ICC images cover human cells (PB9797 IF captions). All three antibodies list human, mouse, and rat reactivity (catalog reactivity).
M02702 shows IHC in human lung cancer paraffin sections, while M02702-1 shows IHC in human intestinal cancer paraffin sections (respective IHC captions). PB9797 shows IHC in human intestinal cancer paraffin sections and mouse and rat frozen sections, plus IF/ICC in U2OS and A431 cells (PB9797 IHC and IF captions).
Which to pick: For paraffin tissue IHC, choose M02702 for rabbit monoclonal data with EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0, or M02702-1 for mouse monoclonal data with citrate retrieval at pH 6; PB9797 also has a paraffin citrate image (catalog host/clone fields; respective IHC captions). For IF/ICC, PB9797 has cell images, while M02702 lists IF/ICC without an IF image; for mouse or rat tissue IHC, PB9797 has frozen-section images, and all three list mouse and rat reactivity (catalog applications/reactivity; PB9797 IF and IHC captions). Fixative is unreported in the paraffin captions, so confirm fixation compatibility before use (respective IHC captions).