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Plan RBM22 IHC in paraffin sections with nuclear scoring and appendix lymphoid tissue as a high-staining reference (HPA tissue IHC). Start the catalog antibody at 2–5 μg/ml (datasheet A10311-1).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Predominantly nuclear in tissue (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Nuclear staining across diverse tissue cell types (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A10311-1) | |
| 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 A10311-1) | |
| Caveat | Staining and RNA show medium consistency (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Heat shock shifts RBM22 to cytoplasm (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 2 isoforms; check epitope coverage (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol uses EDTA pH 8.0 heat retrieval (datasheet: A10311-1); two published RBM22 IHC protocols provide additional conditions (PMC12205502; PMC7904102).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human appendix adenocarcinoma tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A10311-1) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A10311-1); 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 A10311-1); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A10311-1) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-RBM22, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A10311-1) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A10311-1) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet A10311-1) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | RBM22-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. |
RBM22 should stain predominantly in nuclei across many cell types in paraffin sections (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear expression; UniProt Q9NW64: nearly exclusively nuclear). HPA reports high staining in breast glandular cells, bone marrow hematopoietic cells, and several other listed populations (HPA: tissue IHC). Its tissue IHC reliability is Supported, with medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression (HPA: reliability). RBM22 has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q9NW64: topology).
| Distinct nuclear chromogen in breast glandular cells or bone marrow hematopoietic cells, with readable nuclei and limited background. | This matches two reported high-staining populations and the reported ubiquitous nuclear profile (HPA: tissue IHC). Judge intensity within the stained cell population; HPA's High category does not prescribe a chromogen score or exposure setting (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Predominantly cytoplasmic staining in an otherwise well-preserved, unstressed section, with little nuclear signal. | Treat this as discordant with the baseline pattern and investigate background or antibody specificity (HPA: nuclear IHC profile; UniProt Q9NW64: nearly exclusively nuclear). Cytoplasmic RBM22 is biologically possible after heat shock, so compartment alone cannot prove an artefact (UniProt Q9NW64: heat-shock translocation). |
| Strong stain confined to a cell population expected to show low staining, while nearby expected nuclei remain faint. | Check cell identification and controls before calling cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity (HPA: low in liver cholangiocytes, parathyroid glandular cells, and ovarian stroma cells). Low is not negative, and HPA describes broad nuclear expression (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Diffuse colour across nuclei, cytoplasm, and tissue spaces, with little distinction between cells. | This cannot establish the expected nuclear pattern (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear IHC profile). Review antibody concentration, blocking, washes, and detection controls as general chromogenic IHC practice; the supplied sources do not identify which workflow step caused the background. |
| No nuclear staining in an interpretable breast or bone marrow positive-control section. | The result conflicts with reported High staining in those populations (HPA: breast glandular cells; bone marrow hematopoietic cells). Check section quality and the staining run before interpreting a study specimen as RBM22-negative (general IHC practice). HPA's Supported rating is not a guarantee for every section (HPA: reliability). |
| Cellular compartment | Nuclear localisation is the primary interpretation anchor (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear IHC expression; UniProt Q9NW64: nearly exclusively nuclear). Heat shock can move RBM22 toward the cytoplasm, so document stress context before treating cytoplasmic staining as biological (UniProt Q9NW64: heat-shock translocation). |
| Tissue and cell population | HPA reports High staining in listed glandular, hematopoietic, respiratory epithelial, neuronal, and glial populations, and Low staining in three listed populations (HPA: tissue IHC). These categories guide control selection and comparisons within identified cell types; they do not define an unstained tissue (HPA: no negative category listed). |
| Antibody evidence | The listed antibody HPA001634 has Supported IHC and Enhanced ICC validation (HPA: antibody validation). HPA describes tissue IHC as having medium consistency with RNA expression (HPA: reliability). These ratings support pattern interpretation but do not establish specificity for a different antibody or staining run. |
| ICC-IF comparison | HPA reports enhanced nucleoplasmic localisation in ICC-IF images (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF). This independently supports a nuclear expectation, while ICC-IF images cannot set chromogenic intensity thresholds for paraffin sections (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF; general IHC interpretation). IF/ICC workflow belongs in its own guide. |
| Topology and sequence features | RBM22 lacks a transmembrane segment and has two annotated isoforms (UniProt Q9NW64: topology; isoforms). These facts fit an intracellular interpretation, but they do not identify the catalog antibody's epitope or predict isoform-specific staining. The supplied sources give no target-specific fixation-sensitivity result. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Positive-control nuclei are blank. | A staining-run or section problem is possible; the observation conflicts with reported High control populations (HPA: breast glandular cells; bone marrow hematopoietic cells). | Verify tissue identification and preservation, then review retrieval, primary-antibody application, detection reagents, and counterstain on the same run (general IHC practice). Do not label a study specimen negative until the control is interpretable. |
| Most colour is cytoplasmic. | The distribution differs from baseline nuclear localisation (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt Q9NW64: nearly exclusively nuclear). Heat-shock translocation remains a contextual possibility (UniProt Q9NW64: heat-shock translocation). | Confirm whether the sample underwent relevant stress; inspect morphology and detection controls, then repeat with an appropriate positive control if the compartment remains uncertain (general IHC practice). |
| Low-staining populations appear as intense as listed High populations. | Cell identification, background, or nonspecific detection may affect the comparison (HPA: Low in cholangiocytes, parathyroid glandular cells, and ovarian stroma cells; High in listed populations). | Compare the same run at matched staining conditions, verify cell identity, and inspect a no-primary control for detection-related colour (general IHC practice). Do not interpret Low as absent (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Brown haze obscures nuclear boundaries. | Diffuse background prevents a reliable compartment call (HPA: nuclear IHC profile); its source cannot be assigned from the supplied target evidence. | Check blocking, primary concentration, washes, detection timing, and a no-primary control according to the staining workflow (general IHC practice). Reassess only when individual nuclei are readable. |
| Scattered isolated cells stain strongly in an otherwise weak section. | RBM22 staining spans multiple cell populations, so isolated intensity alone cannot identify an unexpected cell type or establish cross-reactivity (HPA: ubiquitous nuclear IHC expression; listed High and Low populations). | Identify the stained cells morphologically, compare their nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments, and check adjacent cells and controls before assigning biological meaning (general IHC interpretation). |
| IHC and ICC-IF appear to disagree. | HPA reports nuclear tissue IHC and enhanced nucleoplasmic ICC-IF, but the methods and specimens differ (HPA: tissue IHC; subcellular ICC-IF). Their signal intensities are not directly comparable. | Compare localisation within each method, document sample stress, and resolve discrepancies with method-appropriate controls; use the separate IF/ICC guide for its workflow (UniProt Q9NW64: heat-shock translocation; 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 | Lymphoid tissue | 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: RBM22 is detected in all 45 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Use nuclear staining as the main readout for RBM22 in chromogenic paraffin section IHC, with attention to retrieval and tissue background (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt Q9NW64).
A10311-1 has IHC images from human paraffin sections and IF images from mouse and rat paraffin brain sections (catalog image captions). Its listed reactivity covers human, mouse, and rat (catalog applications/reactivity).
A10311-1 has IHC images from human appendix adenocarcinoma, breast cancer, esophageal squamous carcinoma, and gastric adenocarcinoma paraffin sections (A10311-1 IHC captions). Its IF images show mouse and rat brain paraffin sections (A10311-1 IF captions).
Which to pick: Choose A10311-1 for tissue IHC: its human paraffin-section captions document EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and primary antibody at 2 μg/ml; the fixative is unreported (A10311-1 IHC captions). For IF, A10311-1 has mouse and rat tissue images at 5 μg/ml, while ICC validation is unreported (A10311-1 IF captions; catalog applications). For cross-species work, A10311-1 lists human, mouse, and rat reactivity, although its IHC images document human tissue only (catalog reactivity; A10311-1 IHC captions).