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Plan chromogenic SATB2 IHC in paraffin sections using nuclear staining as the readout (HPA tissue IHC). Colon or rectum endocrine cells and cortical neurons provide positive tissue references; adipocytes provide a negative cell reference (HPA tissue IHC).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Selective nuclear staining in intestine and brain (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Nuclear staining in intestinal endocrine cells and neuronal subsets (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Tris-EDTA pH 9.0 HIER, 95–98 °C, 20 min (rule: nuclear antigen) | |
| Positive control | Appendix+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across paraffin sections. (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Intestinal staining is selective for endocrine cells (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Expression varies across brain regions (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 2 isoforms; epitope coverage is unspecified (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol is paired with two published chromogenic IHC protocols for SATB2 in odontogenic tumors and sarcomas (PMC13535953; PMC5106294).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human stomach cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet M02588) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet M02588); 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 Tris-EDTA buffer, pH 9.0, 20 min at 95–98 °C (standard rule: nuclear 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 monoclonal (clone ADI-19) anti-SATB2, 1:50 (datasheet M02588) |
| 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 | SATB2-positive staining in endocrine cells of appendix (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Selective nuclear expression in large intestine and subsets of neuronal cells in brain. No signal in the no-primary control. |
SATB2 is a nuclear matrix protein with no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q9UPW6 topology and subcellular location). In paraffin-section IHC, expect selective nuclear staining in large-intestine endocrine cells and subsets of brain neurons (HPA: tissue IHC profile). HPA rates the tissue pattern Enhanced, citing high consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression (HPA: tissue IHC reliability). Interpret signal by both its compartment and the identity of stained cells.
| Distinct nuclear staining in colon or rectum endocrine cells, or cerebral-cortex neuronal cells. | This matches HPA's High staining annotations for those cell and tissue pairs (HPA: tissue IHC). A positive result need not label every cell: the reported pattern is selective (HPA: tissue IHC profile). |
| Predominantly cytoplasmic staining with little or no nuclear signal in an expected positive population. | Treat this as a compartment mismatch requiring investigation: SATB2 is assigned to the nuclear matrix (UniProt Q9UPW6), while HPA reports selective nuclear tissue staining (HPA: tissue IHC). Cytoplasmic color alone does not establish a true SATB2-positive cell. |
| Strong staining across cell types outside the annotated positive population in colon or cerebral cortex. | Check for antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous chromogenic detection activity (general IHC practice). HPA assigns High staining specifically to colon endocrine cells and cerebral-cortex neuronal cells (HPA: tissue IHC); its annotations are a comparison, not an exhaustive cell atlas. |
| Diffuse color across nuclei, cytoplasm, and surrounding tissue, with poor cell boundaries. | The distribution is difficult to score against HPA's selective nuclear pattern (HPA: tissue IHC profile). Review blocking, wash conditions, chromogen development, and detection controls as general IHC troubleshooting steps. |
| No nuclear staining in a run that includes colon endocrine cells or cerebral-cortex neuronal cells. | Both are annotated High by HPA (HPA: tissue IHC), so an entirely negative known-positive control raises concern about assay performance. Check tissue preservation, primary-antibody handling, retrieval, and detection using general IHC practice; HPA supplies no SATB2-specific fixation effect. |
| Compartment | SATB2 is assigned to the nuclear matrix and has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q9UPW6). Score nuclear staining first; broad membrane staining conflicts with that topology and with HPA's selective nuclear IHC profile (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Tissue and cell selection | Appendix, colon, and rectum endocrine cells and cerebral-cortex neurons are High; small-intestine endocrine cells and testis pachytene spermatocytes are Medium (HPA: tissue IHC). Compare like cell types when judging intensity, because a whole-section average can obscure selective staining. |
| Low and undetected comparators | HPA reports Low neuronal staining in hippocampus and caudate, Low signal in kidney proximal tubules, and Not detected staining in adipocytes of adipose tissue (HPA: tissue IHC). A low-signal tissue is a weaker run control than an annotated High population. |
| Evidence strength | HPA labels tissue IHC reliability Enhanced and lists multiple antibodies with Enhanced IHC validation (HPA: tissue IHC; HPA: antibody validation). This supports the reported pattern but does not validate every new antibody, retrieval condition, or interpretation of an atypical cell. |
| Protein forms and retrieval | UniProt lists two isoforms, a 1–733 SATB2 chain, and phosphorylation sites (UniProt Q9UPW6). These records do not specify the catalog antibody's epitope or isoform coverage. Antigen retrieval may be optimized as general paraffin-IHC practice; no SATB2-specific fixation or retrieval effect is supplied. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: where should signal appear? | Mainly in the nucleoplasm (HPA: ICC-IF, supported). HPA also lists cytosol, centrosome, and basal body as uncertain additional locations (HPA: ICC-IF). Those uncertain observations do not override the nuclear expectation for tissue IHC (HPA: tissue IHC profile). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Known-positive tissue is entirely blank. | A failed staining step is possible when annotated High cells show no signal (HPA: colon endocrine cells; HPA: cerebral-cortex neuronal cells). The supplied sources do not identify a SATB2-specific fixation cause. | Confirm that the expected cells are present, then review the primary antibody, retrieval setup, detection reagents, and a run control in that order (general IHC practice). Do not infer target absence from a failed positive control. |
| Signal appears weak in hippocampus or caudate. | HPA records Low staining in neuronal cells at both sites (HPA: tissue IHC). Weak signal there can fit the reference pattern and is less decisive than absence from a High reference population. | Assess nuclear localization and compare with a High annotated population, such as cerebral-cortex neuronal cells, on a suitable control (HPA: tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| A chromogenic slide shows mainly cytoplasmic or membranous color. | That distribution disagrees with SATB2's nuclear matrix assignment and HPA's selective nuclear tissue pattern (UniProt Q9UPW6; HPA: tissue IHC). Background or nonspecific detection is possible (general IHC practice). | Check nuclear counterstain alignment, examine a negative reagent control, and review primary-antibody dilution and washes (general IHC practice). Base the SATB2 call on convincing nuclear signal. |
| Many unexpected cells stain strongly within an otherwise plausible tissue. | HPA's High calls specify particular endocrine or neuronal cells (HPA: tissue IHC). Cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity can create extra signal (general IHC practice); an HPA annotation alone cannot identify its cause. | Map stained cells against morphology, run an appropriate primary-antibody omission control, and assess the detection system's endogenous activity controls (general IHC practice). |
| Diffuse background obscures selective nuclear staining. | Excess background can mask the expected cell-restricted pattern (HPA: tissue IHC profile). Inadequate blocking or washing, excessive antibody concentration, and prolonged chromogen development are general IHC possibilities. | Inspect controls and adjust blocking, washes, primary-antibody concentration, or chromogen development one variable at a time (general IHC practice). Reassess whether signal resolves to nuclei in the annotated cells. |
| An HPA Not detected comparator appears strongly positive. | Strong staining in adipose-tissue adipocytes or bone-marrow hematopoietic cells conflicts with their HPA Not detected annotations (HPA: tissue IHC). HPA annotations are reference observations, not proof that every sample must be negative. | Verify cell identity and control performance, then investigate nonspecific staining and endogenous detection activity (general IHC practice). Report the discrepancy instead of converting it into a new expected SATB2 pattern. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appendix | Endocrine cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cerebral cortex | Neuronal cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Colon | Endocrine cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Rectum | Endocrine cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Small intestine | Endocrine cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot SATB2 staining by checking nuclear localisation, cell type and matched controls before changing the chromogenic IHC workflow (UniProt: nuclear matrix; HPA: selective nuclear expression).
The catalog lists SATB2 antibodies reactive with human, mouse and rat samples (catalog: M02588, A02588). The figures show paraffin-section IHC and human brain cell IF, respectively (image captions: M02588, A02588).
M02588 lists IHC and ICC/IF, with an IHC image of paraffin-embedded human stomach cancer (catalog: applications; image caption: M02588). A02588 lists IHC-P and IF, with an IF image of human brain cells (catalog: applications; image caption: A02588).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, choose M02588: its own image shows staining in a paraffin-embedded human stomach cancer section; the fixative is unreported (image caption: M02588). For IF/ICC, choose M02588 when ICC is required, or A02588 for the pictured human brain cell IF experiment (catalog: applications; image caption: A02588). Both list human, mouse and rat reactivity; M02588 is a rabbit monoclonal, while A02588 has no clone designation in the catalog (catalog: reactivity, host, clone).