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Plan paraffin IHC around S1PR1’s cytoplasmic and membranous tissue staining, including distinct expression in endothelial cells and fibroblasts (HPA tissue IHC). The catalog antibody lists an IHC starting concentration of 2.5 μg/mL (datasheet: A01502); interpret tissue patterns with the HPA’s medium staining–RNA agreement in mind (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic and membranous in tissue (HPA tissue IHC); endosomal localization is expected (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Endothelial cells and fibroblasts; cytoplasmic/membranous staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6.0 HIER, 95–98 °C, 20 min (rule: cytoplasmic / membrane antigen) | |
| Positive control | Adrenal gland+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+3 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Tissue staining has medium RNA agreement; retesting is pending (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | CD69 promotes receptor degradation (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No annotated isoforms; extracellular versus cytoplasmic epitope matters (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol is accompanied by three published S1PR1 chromogenic IHC protocols (PMC3612140; PMC12461039; PMC12891624).
| Sample | Tissue sections; selected-image fixative not specified (standard IHC workflow) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A01502); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat-induced epitope retrieval in citrate buffer, pH 6.0, 20 min at 95–98 °C (standard rule: cytoplasmic / membrane antigen) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% normal serum of the secondary host, 30 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-S1PR1, 2.5 μg/mL (datasheet A01502) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (standard) |
| Detection | HRP-polymer secondary, DAB chromogen 5–10 min (standard) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | S1PR1-positive staining in glandular cells of adrenal gland (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: General cytoplasmic and membranous expression. Distinct expression in endothelial cells, fibroblast and in the brain. No signal in the no-primary control. |
S1PR1 is a 7-transmembrane receptor at the cell membrane and in endosomes (UniProt P21453 topology and subcellular annotation). In paraffin-section IHC, expect cytoplasmic and membranous staining, especially in endothelial cells and fibroblasts; other positive cell types depend on tissue (HPA: tissue IHC profile). HPA rates the tissue pattern Supported, with medium consistency against RNA expression and retesting pending (HPA: reliability description).
| Vascular endothelial cells show membranous staining with some cytoplasmic signal. | This fits S1PR1 at the cell membrane and in endosomes (UniProt P21453: subcellular annotation). Endothelial staining is part of the HPA tissue profile, including High staining in cerebral cortex endothelial cells (HPA: tissue IHC). Score the identified cells and compartments, rather than assigning a single intensity to the whole section (general IHC practice). |
| Staining is predominantly nuclear, with little discernible membrane or cytoplasmic signal. | A nuclear dominant pattern is unsupported by the reported membrane and endosome locations or the tissue IHC profile (UniProt P21453: subcellular annotation; HPA: tissue IHC profile). Treat it as suspect and check the negative detection control and staining distribution before calling it S1PR1 (general IHC practice). |
| Strong staining appears in prostate glandular cells or adipocytes. | HPA reports S1PR1 as Not detected in those specific cell populations (HPA: prostate and adipose tissue IHC). Consider antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous chromogenic activity; inspect the cell identity and a no-primary control (general IHC practice). This does not make every cell in either tissue a negative control (HPA: cell-specific tissue entries). |
| Brown signal spreads across stroma, lumens, or most cells without clear cellular boundaries. | Diffuse deposition cannot establish the reported cytoplasmic and membranous pattern (HPA: tissue IHC profile). Background from detection chemistry or nonspecific antibody binding is possible (general IHC practice). Compare a no-primary control, then assess whether signal follows identifiable cells and remains above surrounding background (general IHC practice). |
| No staining is seen in a putative positive section. | First verify the expected cell population: HPA reports High staining in cerebral cortex endothelial cells and bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, but Low staining in lung macrophages (HPA: tissue IHC entries). Absence in a low-staining population is less informative; if a high-staining population is present, investigate the IHC workflow and antibody performance (general IHC practice). |
| Cell and tissue context | S1PR1 has low tissue RNA specificity, while observed protein intensity varies by cell population (HPA: RNA specificity and tissue IHC). Use cell-level expectations: bronchial respiratory epithelium is High, lung macrophages are Low, and prostate glandular cells are Not detected (HPA: tissue IHC entries). |
| Compartment and receptor movement | Seven transmembrane segments support membrane localization, and ligand binding leads to internalization (UniProt P21453: topology and subcellular annotation). Cytoplasmic signal can therefore coexist with membrane staining (UniProt P21453: endosome annotation; HPA: tissue IHC profile). A static IHC section cannot by itself establish when or why internalization occurred (general IHC interpretation). |
| Antibody validation | CAB010104 is listed as Supported for IHC; HPA075568 has ICC support but no listed IHC status (HPA: antibody validation entries). The tissue profile has medium consistency with RNA expression and is pending retesting (HPA: reliability description). Interpret unexpected staining with appropriate controls rather than treating the profile as definitive. |
| Does IF/ICC show the same pattern? | HPA reports vesicles as the mainly observed, supported ICC-IF location (HPA: subcellular summary). This is compatible with the UniProt endosome annotation (UniProt P21453: subcellular annotation). Use the separate IF/ICC guide to evaluate that application; vesicular fluorescence alone does not validate a paraffin-section chromogenic IHC result. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| High-staining reference cells are present, but the section has no signal. | The expected population may have been misidentified, or an IHC staining step may have failed (HPA: cell-specific tissue IHC entries; general IHC practice). | Confirm the cells against tissue morphology, then check antibody application, detection reagents, and counterstain on a suitable positive section (general IHC practice). Cerebral cortex endothelial cells are a High HPA example (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| A proposed negative control contains scattered positive structures. | HPA's Not detected entries apply to named cell populations, such as prostate glandular cells, rather than every structure in the section (HPA: tissue IHC entries). | Score the specified cell population separately from vessels and neighboring tissue (general IHC practice). Pair the section with a no-primary control when assessing chromogenic background (general IHC practice). |
| Signal is nuclear dominant or lacks recognizable cell borders. | That distribution does not match the reported membrane/endosome locations or general cytoplasmic and membranous IHC profile (UniProt P21453: subcellular annotation; HPA: tissue IHC profile). | Inspect morphology and the no-primary control, and reassess whether the deposit tracks cells rather than nuclei or extracellular material (general IHC practice). |
| Brown deposit remains in the no-primary control. | Antibody-independent chromogenic activity or detection background is possible (general IHC practice). | Investigate the detection system and its background-control steps before attributing the deposit to S1PR1 (general IHC practice). Compare affected cells and structures with the full stain (general IHC practice). |
| Signal appears throughout the section, obscuring membrane detail. | Excess nonspecific staining or detection background can mask a cellular pattern (general IHC practice). | Check blocking, antibody dilution, wash steps, and chromogen development against the no-primary control (general IHC practice). Retain only conditions that resolve identifiable cells and compartments (general IHC practice). |
| Vesicular IF/ICC and membrane-rich IHC images appear different. | HPA reports mainly vesicles in ICC-IF and general cytoplasmic and membranous expression in tissue IHC (HPA: subcellular summary and tissue IHC profile). | Interpret each image against its own application and controls (general IHC/IF practice). Do not require identical compartment proportions across the two preparations; UniProt lists both membrane and endosome locations (UniProt P21453: subcellular annotation). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Supported — Medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression data. Antibody staining in cells/structures not annotated, view images. Pending retesting.). 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 → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebellum | Bergmann glia - cytoplasm/membrane | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebral cortex | Endothelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Caudate | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Hippocampus | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Prostate | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot S1PR1 staining in paraffin sections by evaluating retrieval, compartment, cell identity and controls together (UniProt P21453; HPA tissue IHC).
A01502 has IHC-P and IF applications and lists human, mouse, and rat reactivity (catalog applications/reactivity). Mouse thymus images provide IHC and IF data (A01502 image captions).
A01502 will render with mouse thymus IHC images at 2.5 μg/mL and 5 μg/mL (A01502 IHC image captions). Its IF image shows mouse thymus tissue at 20 μg/mL, and its listed reactivity includes human, mouse, and rat (A01502 IF image caption; catalog reactivity).
Which to pick: For paraffin-section IHC, choose A01502: IHC-P is listed, and its own mouse thymus IHC captions show 2.5 μg/mL and 5 μg/mL; the fixative is unreported (catalog applications; A01502 IHC image captions). For IF, A01502 has a mouse thymus tissue image; ICC validation and clone status are unreported (A01502 IF image caption; catalog applications/clone field). For human or rat samples, A01502 lists reactivity in both species, while the supplied IHC and IF images show mouse thymus only (catalog reactivity; A01502 image captions).