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Plan UBE2I staining in paraffin sections around the nuclear and cytoplasmic tissue pattern (HPA tissue IHC). The catalog antibody has an IHC-P working range of 0.5–1 μg/mL (datasheet A02295).
Expected localisation, validated protocols, controls and antibodies — the at-a-glance facts below, then the full design guide.
| Expected localisation | Nuclear and cytoplasmic staining in most tissues (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Staining pattern | Cells in most tissues show nuclear and cytoplasmic staining (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Antigen retrieval | Citrate pH 6 HIER, heat-mediated (datasheet A02295) | |
| Positive control | Bronchus+4 more · see all | |
| Negative control | Adipose tissue+4 more · see all |
| Fixation | Keep fixation conditions consistent across sections (standard IHC practice; not target-specific) | |
| Caveat | Broad tissue staining can mask unstained cell types, such as adipocytes (HPA tissue IHC) | |
| Regulation | No expression-inducing stimulus reported (UniProt) | |
| Isoform / epitope | No reported isoforms; mature chain spans residues 2–158 (UniProt) |
The catalog antibody’s IHC-P protocol (datasheet A02295) is accompanied by published UBE2I IHC methods for kidney tissue (PMC8861443) and cartilage (PMC12249805).
| Sample | Paraffin-embedded human appendicitis tissue; fixative not specified (datasheet A02295) |
| Fixation | Image fixative and duration unreported (datasheet A02295); verify before use. |
| Sectioning | 4–5 µm sections on charged slides (standard) |
| Deparaffinisation | Xylene, graded ethanol series to water (standard) |
| Antigen retrieval | Heat retrieval: Citrate pH 6, 20 min (datasheet A02295) |
| Peroxidase block | 3% H2O2, 10 min, room temperature (standard) |
| Blocking | 10% goat serum (datasheet A02295) |
| Primary antibody | Rabbit anti-UBE2I, 0.5-1μg/ml (datasheet A02295) |
| Primary incubation | Overnight at 4 °C (datasheet A02295) |
| Detection | Streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC), DAB chromogen (datasheet A02295) |
| Counterstain | Hematoxylin, blue, dehydrate and mount (standard) |
| Expected result | UBE2I-positive staining in basal cells of bronchus (HPA tissue IHC: High). HPA tissue profile: Nuclear and cytoplasmic expression in most tissues. No signal in the no-primary control. |
UBE2I should show nuclear and cytoplasmic staining in many tissue cell types, with a mainly nuclear distribution (HPA: nuclear and cytoplasmic expression in most tissues; UniProt P63279: mainly nuclear). It is an intracellular protein with no transmembrane segment (UniProt P63279 topology). HPA rates its tissue IHC profile Approved, with medium consistency between antibody staining and RNA expression; judge the pattern by the specific cell population as well as the tissue (HPA: tissue IHC reliability).
| Nuclear staining with some cytoplasmic staining in bronchial basal cells or placental trophoblasts. | This fits the reported compartments and cell populations (HPA: nuclear and cytoplasmic expression; High in bronchial basal cells and placental trophoblasts). Compare nuclei and cytoplasm within the same population; a strong positive control need not have identical intensity in both compartments (UniProt P63279: mainly nuclear). |
| Signal outlines cell membranes or fills extracellular spaces, with little intracellular staining. | Treat a predominantly surface or extracellular pattern as suspect: UBE2I has no transmembrane segment, and its reported locations are nuclear and cytoplasmic (UniProt P63279 topology and subcellular location; HPA: tissue IHC profile). Review morphology and control staining before scoring it as UBE2I. |
| Adipocytes or liver cholangiocytes stain as strongly as the chosen positive cells. | These populations were not detected in the HPA tissue survey (HPA: adipocytes and cholangiocytes, Not detected). Consider antibody cross-reactivity or endogenous detection activity, especially if staining follows tissue edges, pigment, or damaged areas (standard IHC practice). A local exception requires independent validation. |
| A broad, faint wash covers nuclei, cytoplasm, and surrounding tissue. | Diffuse background does not establish UBE2I localization. Excess antibody, incomplete blocking, or residual detection activity can obscure compartment boundaries (standard IHC practice). Compare a no-primary control and a known positive population; interpret only staining that rises clearly above the local background. |
| No convincing staining appears in a section containing bronchial basal cells. | The chosen population is reported High by HPA (HPA: bronchus, basal cells, High), so a blank result calls for a technical check before a biological conclusion. Confirm that the basal cells are present, the run controls developed, and the catalog antibody is validated for IHC (standard IHC practice; HPA: IHC Approved antibodies). |
| Cell population within a tissue | UBE2I is broadly expressed, but HPA scores individual populations differently: bronchial basal cells are High, pancreatic endocrine cells Low, and adipocytes Not detected (HPA: tissue IHC). Select and score the specified cell population; a whole-section average can hide this variation. |
| Tissue IHC evidence and antibody choice | HPA calls the tissue profile Approved with medium staining–RNA consistency (HPA: tissue IHC reliability). HPA003909 and CAB009021 are IHC Approved; the supplied record does not label either IHC Enhanced (HPA: antibody validation). Keep that evidence strength in mind when judging an unexpected pattern. |
| Intracellular location | UBE2I is reported in nucleus, cytoplasm, and perinuclear cytoplasm, mainly nuclear, with no transmembrane segment (UniProt P63279 location and topology). These facts support an intracellular interpretation but do not establish a distinctive chromogenic perinuclear ring in every tissue section. |
| IF/ICC Q&A: Should nucleoli stain? | Nucleoplasmic staining is the supported main ICC-IF location; nucleoli are an additional supported location in images from MCF-7 and U2OS cells (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF). Use that as context for an IF observation, without requiring visible nucleoli in paraffin tissue IHC (HPA: tissue IHC profile). |
| Negative reference populations | HPA reports Not detected staining in adipocytes, skeletal-muscle myocytes, and smooth-muscle cells, while UniProt lists expression in skeletal muscle as a tissue (HPA: tissue IHC; UniProt P63279: tissue specificity). The protein-level tissue statement does not predict staining in every resident cell type. |
| Situation | Likely cause | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| The positive tissue has no visible signal. | The expected positive cells may be absent from the section, or the IHC run may have failed (standard IHC practice; HPA: bronchial basal cells, High). | Locate the specified cells on the counterstained section, check the run's positive control, then review the catalog antibody's IHC-P procedure and detection reagents (standard IHC practice). Avoid calling a tissue negative until these checks pass. |
| Every compartment has weak brown color. | Diffuse background can result from excess primary antibody, inadequate blocking, or endogenous detection activity (standard IHC practice). | Compare the no-primary control; review blocking, antibody dilution, washes, and chromogen development using the catalog IHC-P procedure (standard IHC practice). Score only cell-associated signal above background. |
| Only cell borders or extracellular material stain. | That distribution conflicts with reported intracellular UBE2I localization (UniProt P63279 location and topology; HPA: tissue IHC profile). | Check a second cell population with reported staining and inspect the no-primary control. If the border pattern persists only with primary antibody, seek independent antibody validation before assigning it to UBE2I (standard IHC practice). |
| HPA Not detected cells show strong staining. | Cross-reactivity or endogenous chromogenic activity is possible; HPA reports adipocytes and cholangiocytes as Not detected (HPA: tissue IHC). | Verify cell identity against morphology and counterstain, compare no-primary and positive controls, and repeat with an independently validated IHC antibody if the discrepancy matters (standard IHC practice; HPA: IHC Approved antibodies). |
| Nuclei are positive, but cytoplasm appears blank. | A nuclear-dominant result can fit the mainly nuclear UniProt location; HPA describes nuclear and cytoplasmic expression across most tissues, not a required intensity ratio for each cell (UniProt P63279; HPA: tissue IHC profile). | Check that nuclear signal is specific and cell-associated, then record the compartments actually visible. Do not force a cytoplasmic score solely to match the broad HPA summary (standard IHC scoring practice). |
| Tissue IHC does not show the nucleoli seen in ICC-IF. | HPA supports nucleolar staining as an additional ICC-IF location, whereas its tissue IHC summary reports nuclear and cytoplasmic expression (HPA: subcellular ICC-IF and tissue IHC). | Assess tissue IHC against its cell-type and compartment references. If nucleolar detail matters, evaluate it on the separate IF/ICC guide page; do not treat its absence in chromogenic sections alone as assay failure (HPA: ICC-IF and tissue IHC). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchus | Basal cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Cervix | Glandular cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Fallopian tube | Non-ciliated cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Lymph node | Non-germinal center cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Placenta | Trophoblastic cells | High | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Tissue | Cell type | Level | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Adipocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Hippocampus | Glial cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Liver | Cholangiocytes | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Parathyroid gland | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
| Seminal vesicle | Glandular cells | Not detected | Protein (IHC) | HPA → |
Troubleshoot UBE2I staining in paraffin sections by checking retrieval, cell compartment, controls and scoring against the documented IHC result (datasheet A02295; HPA tissue IHC).
The catalog shows UBE2I IHC images from human, mouse and rat paraffin sections (IHC captions), plus IF/ICC images from U20S and A431 cells (A02295 and A02295-1 IF captions).
A02295 shows IHC in human appendicitis and lung cancer and mouse and rat brain, plus IF/ICC in U20S cells (A02295 image captions); A02295-1 shows IHC in human colon cancer, mammary cancer and tonsil, plus IF/ICC in A431 cells (A02295-1 image captions). M02295 shows IHC in mouse brain, rat brain and rat hippocampus (M02295 IHC captions).
Which to pick: For tissue IHC, choose A02295 for citrate retrieval at pH 6 for 20 minutes (A02295 IHC captions), A02295-1 for EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 (A02295-1 IHC captions), or monoclonal M02295 for mouse or rat brain sections with EDTA retrieval at pH 8.0 (catalog: clone EDF-21; M02295 IHC captions). For IF/ICC, A02295 and A02295-1 each have a cell image; M02295 lists IF/ICC but has no IF image in the payload (catalog applications and IF captions). For work across species, A02295 has human, mouse and rat IHC images (A02295 IHC captions); the fixative is unreported in the paraffin-section captions for all three SKUs (IHC captions).