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Plan chromogenic SEL1L IHC using pancreatic exocrine glandular cells, which show high staining (HPA tissue IHC). Start the catalog antibody at 2–5 μg/mL (datasheet A03343-2) and assess cytoplasmic staining with appropriate controls (HPA tissue IHC; standard IHC practice).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Cytoplasmic tissue staining (HPA tissue IHC); ER membrane localisation (UniProt) | |
| Staining pattern | Ubiquitous cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A03343-2) | |
| Positive control | Pancreas+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | None in HPA (detected in all 43 tissues); use no-primary + isotype controls |
| Fixation | Keep fixation consistent across sections (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Staining and RNA show medium consistency (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | Pancreas enriched (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | 2 isoforms; map epitopes to lumenal or cytoplasmic regions (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol uses EDTA retrieval (datasheet: A03343-2). The published IHC protocols below cover colorectal, pancreatic, and cartilage samples (PMC3345950; PMC8155860; PMC8782459).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded mouse pancreas tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A03343-2) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A03343-2); 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 A03343-2); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A03343-2) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-SEL1L, 2-5 μg/ml (datasheet A03343-2) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A03343-2) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet A03343-2) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | SEL1L-positive staining in exocrine glandular cells of pancreas (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
SEL1L is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein with a lumenal region spanning residues 22–738 and a transmembrane segment at 739–759 (UniProt Q9UBV2 topology). In paraffin section IHC, expect cytoplasmic staining, strongest in pancreatic exocrine glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA describes the tissue pattern as ubiquitous cytoplasmic expression and rates its IHC evidence Enhanced, with medium consistency between staining and RNA expression (HPA tissue IHC).
| Strong cytoplasmic staining in pancreatic exocrine glandular cells (HPA tissue IHC: High). | This matches the clearest supplied tissue positive and the expected compartment (HPA tissue IHC; UniProt Q9UBV2: endoplasmic reticulum membrane). Chromogenic IHC shows a cellular pattern; cytoplasmic staining alone cannot resolve the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. |
| Moderate cytoplasmic staining in adipocytes or the listed glandular, ciliated, or neuronal cells (HPA tissue IHC: Medium). | Expression outside the pancreas can be expected: HPA reports a ubiquitous cytoplasmic profile and Medium staining in these listed cell populations (HPA tissue IHC). Compare intensity within each tissue; pancreatic intensity is not a universal cutoff for calling another tissue positive. |
| Predominantly nuclear staining, with little corresponding cytoplasmic signal. | Treat this as a compartment mismatch, since the supplied localisation is an endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein and the observed tissue profile is cytoplasmic (UniProt Q9UBV2 localisation; HPA tissue IHC). Check staining controls and morphology before assigning the signal to SEL1L (general IHC practice). |
| Prominent signal in an unexpected cell population, especially if the expected pancreatic exocrine pattern is absent. | Consider nonspecific antibody binding or endogenous detection activity (general IHC practice). HPA reports Low staining in several named cell populations, but supplies no negative tissue; staining in those cells alone cannot establish cross-reactivity (HPA tissue IHC). |
| Diffuse stain across cells and surrounding section, or no signal in pancreatic exocrine cells. | Diffuse staining limits interpretation and can reflect background from detection or blocking (general IHC practice). Absent pancreatic exocrine signal conflicts with the reported High staining; check assay controls and the tested section before concluding the tissue lacks SEL1L (HPA tissue IHC; general IHC practice). |
| Cell population and comparison tissue (HPA tissue IHC). | Pancreatic exocrine glandular cells are reported High; adipocytes and several listed glandular, ciliated, and neuronal populations are Medium, while listed Low populations can retain faint staining (HPA tissue IHC). Choose the pancreas as a clear positive comparator without treating other tissues as universal negatives. |
| Compartment and topology (UniProt Q9UBV2 topology). | SEL1L has a lumenal segment at residues 22–738, one membrane-spanning segment at 739–759, and a cytoplasmic tail at 760–794 (UniProt Q9UBV2 topology). These features support a cytoplasmic cellular readout in IHC; they do not identify the catalog antibody’s epitope or prove that any particular retrieval condition will work. |
| Strength of tissue evidence (HPA tissue IHC; HPA antibody record). | The HPA IHC profile is rated Enhanced, and antibody HPA024267 is listed as IHC Enhanced (HPA tissue IHC; HPA antibody record). HPA also reports only medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression, so a divergent result deserves review rather than automatic rejection. |
| Isoforms and processing (UniProt Q9UBV2). | UniProt lists two isoforms and a signal peptide at residues 1–21, with the annotated protein chain beginning at residue 22 (UniProt Q9UBV2). Without a supplied antibody epitope, neither isoform coverage nor any effect of processing on IHC detection can be assigned. |
| Antigen retrieval and chromogenic detection (general IHC practice). | Retrieval conditions and detection controls can affect paraffin section IHC interpretation (general IHC practice). The supplied HPA tissue profile and UniProt topology provide no SEL1L-specific retrieval recipe or fixation sensitivity; assess candidate conditions against a positive tissue and background controls. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: Is an organelle-resolved IF pattern established here? | No. HPA gives a Membrane summary but no main subcellular location or ICC-IF images, and its listed antibody has no ICC status (HPA subcellular; HPA antibody record). The endoplasmic reticulum membrane assignment comes from UniProt; this evidence does not establish an IF image pattern (UniProt Q9UBV2 localisation). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic exocrine cells show no chromogenic signal (HPA tissue IHC: High expected). | A technical failure in the staining or detection run is possible; the result alone does not establish loss of SEL1L (general IHC practice; HPA tissue IHC). | Review a run control, section integrity, antibody and detection steps, and retrieval conditions before interpreting the negative result (general IHC practice). |
| Pancreatic signal is weak while section-wide background is low (HPA tissue IHC: High expected). | The assay may be underdeveloped or its working conditions may be unsuitable; no SEL1L-specific dilution or retrieval setting is supplied here (general IHC practice). | Compare a controlled adjustment of the IHC-validated antibody’s working conditions with the pancreatic positive tissue, recording both signal and background (general IHC practice; HPA tissue IHC). |
| Brown colour appears broadly in cells and tissue spaces. | Nonspecific staining or endogenous detection activity can obscure cellular localisation in chromogenic IHC (general IHC practice). | Inspect an appropriate negative detection control, then review blocking, washing, and detection conditions; score SEL1L only where cellular staining remains interpretable (general IHC practice). |
| Nuclear staining dominates the section. | The dominant compartment conflicts with SEL1L’s endoplasmic reticulum membrane assignment and HPA’s cytoplasmic IHC profile (UniProt Q9UBV2 localisation; HPA tissue IHC). | Check morphology and control sections, and reassess the antibody and detection conditions before calling the nuclear colour specific (general IHC practice). |
| A listed Low population stains strongly while pancreatic exocrine cells do not. | The relative pattern conflicts with the supplied HPA tissue observations, although those observations do not establish a true negative tissue (HPA tissue IHC). | Verify tissue and cell identification, compare sections stained in the same run, and investigate nonspecific or endogenous signal with controls (general IHC practice). |
| An IF image seems to show a location different from the IHC cytoplasmic profile. | The supplied HPA subcellular entry has a Membrane summary but no ICC-IF images or main location; its antibody entry has no ICC status (HPA subcellular; HPA antibody record). | Keep the paraffin section IHC call tied to its tissue pattern, and evaluate IF localisation separately with appropriate imaging controls (HPA tissue IHC; general IF practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Enhanced — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreas | Exocrine glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Adrenal gland | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Appendix | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Glandular cells | Medium | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None in HPA: SEL1L is detected in all 43 scored tissues. Use a no-primary (secondary-only) and an isotype control instead. | ||||
Troubleshoot SEL1L staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, controls, cellular distribution, and scoring against its expected endoplasmic reticulum localisation (UniProt Q9UBV2 location).
A03343-2 has paraffin-section IHC images from mouse and rat pancreas and IF images from U20S cells and mouse and rat pancreas (catalog image captions). Human reactivity is listed (catalog reactivity).
A03343-2 is listed for IHC, IF and ICC, with IHC images from paraffin-embedded mouse and rat pancreas (catalog applications and IHC captions). Its IF images show U20S cells and paraffin-embedded mouse and rat pancreas (catalog IF captions).
Which to pick: Choose A03343-2 for tissue IHC starting with paraffin sections: its mouse and rat pancreas captions document EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 and 2 μg/ml primary antibody (catalog IHC captions). For IF/ICC, the same SKU has cell and tissue IF images and a listed 5 μg/ml dilution (catalog IF captions and dilution guidance). It lists human, mouse and rat reactivity, while the tissue IHC images demonstrate mouse and rat; the clone and tissue fixative are unreported (catalog reactivity, product record and IHC captions).