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Plan RPL17 chromogenic IHC in paraffin sections using the catalog antibody at 2–5 μg/ml (datasheet A06980-2). Compare cytoplasmic staining with the HPA tissue IHC profile, including high staining in colon glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Ubiquitous cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A06980-2) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | None in HPA (detected in all 45 tissues); use no-primary + isotype controls |
| Fixation | Keep paraffin-section fixation consistent across samples. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Staining may detect products of more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | No regulatory driver reported (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 3 isoforms; epitope effects unknown (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol uses heat retrieval with EDTA pH 8.0 (datasheet A06980-2). Published IHC protocols cover zebra finch brain, mouse carotid arteries, and rat and clinical tissue (PMC2991423; PMC3502943; PMC9117278).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human thyroid papillary carcinoma tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A06980-2) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A06980-2); 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 A06980-2); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A06980-2) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-RPL17, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A06980-2) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A06980-2) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A06980-2) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | RPL17-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
RPL17 is a cytoplasmic ribosomal protein with no transmembrane segment (UniProt P18621). In paraffin-section IHC, expect cytoplasmic staining in many cell types, including colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, and cerebral cortical neurons with reported high staining (HPA tissue IHC). Treat the pattern as provisional: HPA rates its tissue IHC Approved with medium RNA consistency, pending external verification, and cautions that the antibodies target proteins from more than one gene (HPA tissue IHC).
| Cytoplasmic staining in colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, or cortical neurons. | This fits the reported high-staining cell populations and ubiquitous cytoplasmic profile (HPA tissue IHC). Judge the slide by both compartment and cell identity; a strong chromogen signal alone does not establish RPL17 specificity, given HPA's multiple-gene targeting caution (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Predominantly nuclear staining, with little cytoplasmic signal in an expected positive population. | A nuclear-dominant result conflicts with UniProt's cytoplasmic annotation and the HPA tissue profile (UniProt P18621; HPA tissue IHC). Consider an off-target or detection artefact before scoring it as RPL17; compare the staining with the expected positive cells and a negative detection control (general IHC practice). |
| Strong staining in a cell population reported as low, such as smooth muscle cells or placental trophoblastic cells. | HPA reports low staining in those populations, so unexpectedly strong signal warrants a specificity check (HPA tissue IHC). It may reflect antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity; the image alone cannot distinguish these causes, especially with HPA's multiple-gene targeting caution (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Diffuse chromogen across tissue, empty spaces, or multiple compartments without a clear cellular pattern. | This is difficult to reconcile with the reported cytoplasmic pattern (HPA tissue IHC). Assess background with a primary-antibody omission control, then review blocking, washing, and detection conditions; these are general IHC checks, not documented RPL17-specific sensitivities (general IHC practice). |
| No cytoplasmic signal in an adequately represented colon glandular or bronchial epithelial population. | Those populations are reported high by HPA, making an absent signal worth investigating (HPA tissue IHC). First confirm that tissue morphology and detection controls are interpretable; then review the catalog antibody's IHC-P conditions. HPA's Approved rating does not guarantee staining in every preparation (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Which compartments should guide scoring? | UniProt annotates RPL17 as cytoplasmic, and HPA describes ubiquitous cytoplasmic tissue staining (UniProt P18621; HPA tissue IHC). Score cellular cytoplasm rather than a nuclear-only pattern; HPA ICC-IF also supports cytosol and endoplasmic reticulum localization, but that assay does not define a separate IHC compartment (HPA subcellular). |
| Which tissue gives an interpretable positive comparison? | HPA reports high staining in colon glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, and cerebellar Purkinje cells, among others (HPA tissue IHC). A comparison should include an identifiable reported-positive cell population; HPA also lists low staining in smooth muscle cells and ovarian stroma cells (HPA tissue IHC). |
| How certain is antibody specificity? | Two rabbit polyclonal antibodies, HPA043724 and HPA046385, are IHC Approved, while the tissue assessment reports medium RNA consistency, pending external verification, and targeting of proteins from more than one gene (HPA antibodies; HPA tissue IHC). Interpret a plausible pattern as supportive, not definitive proof of RPL17 identity. |
| Do isoforms or processing predict a different slide pattern? | UniProt lists three isoforms and a mature chain spanning residues 2–184, with no signal peptide, propeptide, or transmembrane segment (UniProt P18621). These annotations do not establish isoform-specific staining or a different tissue compartment; assess the observed IHC pattern against the cytoplasmic annotation (UniProt P18621; HPA tissue IHC). |
| Does IF/ICC offer a localization cross-check? | HPA ICC-IF mainly localizes the signal to endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol and labels both locations supported (HPA subcellular). Its multiple-gene targeting caution still applies; use this as a compartment comparison, while keeping IF/ICC conditions with the separate IF/ICC guide (HPA subcellular). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Expected-positive tissue has no visible cytoplasmic staining. | The result conflicts with HPA's high staining in the selected cell population, but does not identify a single failed step (HPA tissue IHC). | Confirm the relevant cells are present, check detection controls, and review the catalog antibody's IHC-P conditions, including its stated retrieval and dilution where available (general IHC practice). |
| Signal is nuclear-dominant in otherwise intact cells. | The compartment conflicts with the cytoplasmic annotations; off-target or detection artefact is possible (UniProt P18621; HPA tissue IHC). | Compare with a reported-positive cytoplasmic population and a primary-antibody omission control before assigning RPL17 positivity (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Low-reported cells stain more strongly than nearby expected-positive cells. | The pattern conflicts with HPA's low and high cell-population entries; cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity may contribute (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). | Check cell identity and compare appropriate omission and detection controls. Treat the result as unresolved if those controls do not explain it (general IHC practice). |
| Chromogen appears diffusely over the section or in spaces between cells. | Noncellular background does not match HPA's cytoplasmic cellular profile (HPA tissue IHC). Excess detection background is one possible general IHC cause (general IHC practice). | Inspect the primary-antibody omission control, then review blocking, washing, and detection settings under the established IHC workflow (general IHC practice). |
| Staining varies between candidate positive tissues. | HPA reports high levels in specified cell populations but also low levels in others; its tissue IHC assessment has medium RNA consistency (HPA tissue IHC). | Compare the same identified cell types and compartments across sections, and document which populations were scored (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| A plausible cytoplasmic pattern is being treated as definitive RPL17 identification. | HPA notes multiple-gene targeting and pending external verification despite an Approved tissue IHC rating (HPA tissue IHC). | Report the pattern and antibody identifier with the specificity caveat; seek independent evidence before making a target-specific conclusion (HPA antibodies; HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Approved — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Pending external verification. 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 → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Caudate | Neuronal cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebellum | Purkinje cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: RPL17 is detected in all 45 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Use the catalog antibody’s paraffin-section IHC conditions as the starting point, then evaluate cytoplasmic staining with appropriate tissue and detection controls.
A06980-2 has IHC data from human paraffin sections and IF/ICC data from U2OS cells (catalog image captions); listed reactivity includes human, mouse and rat (catalog applications and reactivity).
A06980-2 will render with IHC data from human thyroid papillary carcinoma in a paraffin section (A06980-2 IHC figure caption). Its additional IHC captions show human laryngeal, liver and stomach cancer sections, and its IF caption shows U2OS cells (A06980-2 image captions).
Which to pick: Choose A06980-2 for paraffin-section IHC: its figure used EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and 2 μg/ml primary antibody (A06980-2 IHC figure caption); the fixative is unreported (A06980-2 IHC figure caption). For IF/ICC, the same SKU has a U2OS-cell IF image using 5 μg/ml primary antibody (A06980-2 IF figure caption). For mouse or rat work, A06980-2 lists both species as reactive, although the supplied IHC and IF images show human samples only (catalog reactivity; A06980-2 image captions).