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Plan paraffin-section TRIM25 IHC around its general cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC). The catalog antibody has an IHC starting dilution of 1:50 (datasheet: M03232); assess DAB background when using marrow sections (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 | General cytoplasmic tissue staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Cytoplasmic staining; high in marrow hematopoietic cells (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | EDTA pH 8.0 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet M03232) | |
| Positive control | Bone marrow+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Matched tissue-IHC evidence does not establish the fixation claim. Validate the specimen-specific method before use. (selected-SKU IHC image M03232) | |
| Caveat | Endogenous peroxidase in marrow may mimic DAB staining (HPA tissue IHC; standard IHC practice) | |
| Regulation | Staining-linked regulation unreported (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No annotated isoforms or processing to alter the epitope map (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody protocol uses EDTA pH 8.0 retrieval (datasheet M03232). The published options below report TRIM25 IHC in liver and prostate cancer tissue (PMC13079618; PMC9408812; PMC5323126).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human breast cancer tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet M03232) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet M03232); 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 M03232); 20 min, 95–100 °C (standard) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet M03232) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit monoclonal (clone ADFG-20) anti-TRIM25, 1:50 (datasheet M03232) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet M03232) |
| Detection | HRP-conjugated secondary, DAB chromogen (datasheet M03232) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | TRIM25-positive staining in hematopoietic cells of bone marrow (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: General cytoplasmic expression. No signal in the no-primary control. |
TRIM25 should appear mainly in the cytoplasm on paraffin IHC, with staining in cell types such as breast glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelium, and bone marrow hematopoietic cells (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression; High in these cells). Nuclear localisation is also reported (UniProt Q14258: nucleus), though HPA rates its nucleoplasmic IF localisation uncertain. TRIM25 has no transmembrane segment (UniProt Q14258: topology). HPA rates its tissue IHC evidence Approved, with medium consistency against RNA expression (HPA: reliability).
| Cytoplasmic chromogen is clear in breast glandular cells or bronchial respiratory epithelium, with cell boundaries still readable (HPA: High in both cell types). | This matches the predominant tissue pattern (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression). Compare intensity within the identified cell population; the HPA High category describes reported staining, not a required score for every section (HPA: tissue IHC). |
| Signal is confined to cell membranes or extracellular material, without a convincing cytoplasmic component (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression; UniProt Q14258: no transmembrane segment). | That distribution does not fit the reported predominant location (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression). Check whether pigment, edge staining, or nonspecific detection reproduces it in controls (standard IHC practice). Do not reject all nuclear signal: UniProt also lists the nucleus (UniProt Q14258: subcellular location). |
| The strongest chromogen is in adipocytes or cardiomyocytes while the expected positive cells are weak (HPA: Not detected in adipocytes and cardiomyocytes). | This conflicts with the reported tissue pattern and raises cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity as possibilities (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). Identify the stained cell type before assigning a tissue-level score; staining elsewhere in the section does not establish staining in that cell type (standard IHC practice). |
| Color coats many structures evenly, including spaces between cells, and obscures cell boundaries (standard IHC practice). | Treat this as background until a cell-associated pattern survives appropriate negative controls (standard IHC practice). Broad expression alone cannot explain extracellular haze: HPA describes general cytoplasmic expression and low tissue specificity, not uniform deposition across a section (HPA: tissue IHC; RNA specificity). |
| No cytoplasmic signal appears in breast glandular cells or bronchial respiratory epithelium (HPA: High in both cell types). | First assess tissue preservation, the staining run, and a suitable positive control (standard IHC practice). An absent signal is discordant with these HPA observations, but one section cannot establish that TRIM25 is absent: HPA reports medium consistency between staining and RNA data (HPA: reliability description). |
| Compartment and readout (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt Q14258: subcellular location) | Score cytoplasmic staining first because that is HPA's reported tissue pattern (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression). Record nuclear staining separately: UniProt lists the nucleus, while HPA's nucleoplasmic ICC-IF assignment is uncertain (UniProt Q14258: nucleus; HPA: nucleoplasm uncertain). |
| Choice of comparison cells (HPA: tissue IHC) | Breast glandular cells, bronchial respiratory epithelial cells, and bone marrow hematopoietic cells are reported High; adipocytes, cardiomyocytes, and skeletal myocytes are Not detected (HPA: cell-level tissue IHC). These are comparison patterns, not universal acceptance thresholds (HPA: Approved, medium consistency). |
| Strength of the IHC evidence (HPA: antibody and tissue validation) | The listed antibody HPA005909 is IHC Approved, while HPA describes medium consistency between tissue staining and RNA expression (HPA: HPA005909 IHC Approved; reliability description). Interpret unexpected cells with controls rather than treating an isolated stain as definitive target identification (standard IHC practice). |
| Topology and processing (UniProt Q14258: topology and processing) | TRIM25 has no transmembrane segment or signal peptide, and its annotated chain spans residues 1–630 (UniProt Q14258: topology; processing). A membrane-only or extracellular IHC pattern therefore needs independent scrutiny; these annotations do not predict fixation sensitivity (UniProt Q14258: topology; standard IHC practice). |
| What about IF/ICC? (HPA: subcellular; HPA005909 ICC Supported) | On its separate guide page, expect mainly cytosol, with nucleoplasm reported as uncertain and nuclear bodies as an additional uncertain location (HPA: ICC-IF subcellular). The listed antibody has ICC Supported status; that status does not establish an IHC nuclear scoring rule (HPA: HPA005909 ICC Supported; subcellular). |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| No color in an HPA High cell population (HPA: tissue IHC). | A failed staining run, unsuitable control, or weak detection is possible (standard IHC practice). | Check a same-run positive tissue and reagent controls, then review the antibody dilution and chromogen steps used in the run (standard IHC practice). |
| Only adipocytes or cardiomyocytes stain strongly (HPA: Not detected in these cells). | Cell misidentification, cross-reactivity, or endogenous detection activity may account for the discordance (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). | Confirm morphology and compare with a no-primary control; if needed, assess endogenous enzyme blocking for the chosen chromogen system (standard IHC practice). |
| The whole section has diffuse brown haze (standard IHC practice). | Nonspecific antibody binding, inadequate washing, or detection background may obscure cell-associated staining (standard IHC practice). | Review blocking and washing, and compare a no-primary control before scoring cytoplasmic signal (standard IHC practice). |
| Signal is restricted to an edge or damaged area (standard IHC practice). | Section handling or local reagent accumulation can produce uneven color (standard IHC practice). | Assess intact interior tissue and repeat the stain if the artifact prevents cell-level scoring (standard IHC practice). |
| Prominent nuclear color appears without cytoplasmic color (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression). | Nuclear TRIM25 is possible, but HPA's nucleoplasmic ICC-IF location is uncertain; detection background is also possible (UniProt Q14258: nucleus; HPA: nucleoplasm uncertain; standard IHC practice). | Record nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments separately, check controls, and avoid calling the nuclear-only result the expected tissue IHC pattern (HPA: general cytoplasmic expression; standard IHC practice). |
| The positive control works, but a study section is negative (standard IHC practice). | The sampled cell population may differ from an HPA High population; HPA reports low tissue specificity and medium staining-to-RNA consistency (HPA: RNA specificity; reliability description). | Identify the cells being scored, document the negative result, and compare it with an HPA cell-level pattern without assuming a target-specific fixation effect (HPA: tissue IHC; standard IHC practice). |
Comprehensive Human Protein Atlas IHC scoring per tissue (reliability: Approved — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone marrow | Hematopoietic cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Breast | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Bronchus | Respiratory epithelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Colon | Endothelial cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Duodenum | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Heart muscle | Cardiomyocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Liver | Cholangiocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Skeletal muscle | Myocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Smooth muscle | Smooth muscle cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot TRIM25 staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, compartment, cell identity and controls before interpreting chromogenic signal.
Anti-TRIM25 antibodies have IHC images from human breast and pancreatic cancer sections and mouse stomach sections, plus IF/ICC images from human cells (catalog image captions).
M03232 has IHC images from human breast cancer and mouse stomach paraffin sections; A03232-1 has IHC images from human mammary and pancreatic cancer paraffin sections and an IF image from U20S cells (catalog image captions). A03232-2 has IF/ICC images from HeLa cells and lists human and mouse reactivity, with no IHC application listed (catalog applications, reactivity, and image captions).
Which to pick: For human tissue IHC, choose A03232-1; its own captions show paraffin sections stained after EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 with 1 μg/mL primary antibody (A03232-1 IHC image captions). For IF/ICC, choose A03232-2 based on its HeLa cell images at 20 μg/mL; for IHC across species, consider monoclonal M03232, which lists human, mouse, and rat reactivity and shows human and mouse paraffin sections stained after EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 with a 1:50 dilution (A03232-2 catalog and IF/ICC captions; M03232 catalog and IHC image captions). Fixative is unreported for both antibodies’ IHC images, and the M03232 captions do not show rat tissue (A03232-1 and M03232 IHC image captions).