|
Positive Control Tissue List for
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
Markers |
| Markers |
Positive
tissue/cells |
|
AACT |
Tonsil, colon, skin |
|
AAT |
Tonsil, colon,
liver |
|
Actin, muscle |
Skeletal Muscle,
Tongue, Leg Muscle |
|
Actin, alpha-smooth muscle |
Myometrium; muscularis of colon |
|
ACTH |
Pituitary |
|
AE-1 |
Colon |
|
AE-3 |
Prostate |
|
AE-1/AE-3 |
Colon, Skin,
Prostate, Pancreas |
|
AFP |
Fetal liver,
Hepatoma, Fetus |
|
Albumin |
Liver |
|
ALK |
ALK+ anaplastic
large cell lymphoma, umbilical cord |
|
Androgen receptor |
Prostate |
|
Aurora A/STK-15 |
MCF-7 Cell, Cancer
Tissue |
|
Bax |
Breast cancer |
|
Bcl-2 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
Bcl-6 |
Tonsil germinal centers |
|
Bcl-10 |
Tonsil, appendix |
|
Ber H2 |
Lymphoma, Pancreas |
|
BerEP4 |
Colonic epithelium; thyroid follicular epithelium |
|
Beta amyloid |
Alzheimer's Brain |
|
Beta catenin |
Bile ducts in the liver |
|
Bim |
Skin/Skin Tumor |
|
Bombesin |
Stomach, Duodenum,
Lung |
|
BrdU |
BrdU Treated
Tissue |
|
Calbindin D |
Cerebellum |
|
Calcitonin |
Pituitary |
|
Calretinin |
Neurons and nerves in colon; mesothelial lining over liver or
lung, if available |
|
Carcinoembryonic antigen |
Colonic mucosa |
|
Casein |
Lactating Mammary
Gland |
|
Caspase3 |
Skin/Tumor, Embryo |
|
Catalase |
Liver, Brain
(basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum) |
|
Catenin |
Intestine |
|
Cathepsin D |
Breast Cancer,
Skin, Prostate, Liver |
|
CC10 |
Lung |
|
CD1a |
Thymoma (lymphoid cells) |
|
CD3 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD4 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD5 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD8 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD10 |
Tonsil germinal centers |
|
CD11b |
Spleen, Cerebellum
(Microglia) |
|
CD13 |
Brain |
|
CD15 |
Histiocytes and neutrophils in tissues, eg, colon, lung, tonsil
lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD19 |
Spleen |
|
CD20 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
CD21 |
Tonsil germinal centers |
|
CD23 |
Tonsil germinal centers |
|
CD25 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
CD30 |
Isolated lymphoid cells around germinal centers in tonsil |
|
CD31 |
Blood vessels in various tissues |
|
CD34 |
Blood vessels in various tissues |
|
CD35 |
Tonsil germinal centers |
|
CD38 |
Spleen |
|
CD40 |
Spleen |
|
CD41 |
Spleen |
|
CD43 |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
CD44 |
Spleen, thymus |
|
CD45RO |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
CD45RB, leukocyte common antigen |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
CD54 |
Liver, lung |
|
CD56 |
Brain tissue |
|
CD57 (Leu7) |
Isolated cells in germinal centers in tonsil; prostatic acini |
|
CD68 |
Histiocytes in tissues, eg, colon, lung |
|
CD79a |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
CD80 |
Spleen |
|
CD99a (MIC2) |
Thymoma (lymphoid cells) |
|
CD105 |
Kidney |
|
CD117 (c-kit) |
Mast cells in various tissues, eg, myometrium, colon |
|
Cdc2 |
Breast cancer |
|
Cdk2 |
Colon |
|
Cdk4 |
Skin |
|
c-erbB2 |
Breast cancer |
| Choriogonadotrophin |
Placenta |
|
Chromogranin-A |
Isolated endocrine cells in crypts of colonic mucosa |
|
CKR6 |
Lymph node |
|
CKR7 |
Lymph node |
|
CNPase |
Brain/Glia Tumor |
|
Collagen I |
Placenta |
|
Collagen IV |
Placenta, tonsil |
|
Cox2 |
Colon, appendix |
|
CX3CR1 |
Appendix,
lymph node, tonsil |
|
CXCR4 |
Skin |
|
Cyclin D1 |
Suprabasal cells in stratified squamous epithelium of tonsi |
|
CYP1B1 |
Liver |
|
Cytokeratin 7 |
Various epithelial structures, except colon |
|
Cytokeratin 8&18 |
Skin,
Pancreas/Tumor |
|
Cytokeratin 14 |
Skin |
|
Cytokeratin 15 |
Skin |
|
Cytokeratin 20 |
Colonic epithelium, pancreas |
|
Cytokeratin - high molecular weight |
Stratified squamous epithelium of tonsil; basal cells of
prostate |
|
Cytokeratin - low molecular weight
|
Any of the epithelial structures, except the stratified squamous
epithelium of tonsil |
|
Cytokeratin-Pan |
Any of the epithelial structures, eg, breast cancer, lung,
tnymoma, colon, prostate, thyroid |
|
DBA44 |
Spleen |
|
Defensin1-alpha
(HDEFA1) |
Skin |
|
Defensin1-beta
(NBD-1) |
Skin |
|
Defensin2-beta
(HBD-2) |
Skin |
|
Desmin |
Myometrium; muscularis of colon |
|
Dopamine
Hydroxylase |
Brain (Striatum/Substantia
Nigra) |
|
E-Cadherin |
Mammary Epithelium |
|
E-GFR |
Placenta |
|
Epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) |
Some of the epithelial structures |
|
Eastrogen |
Normal
beast/breast cancer |
|
Estrogen receptor |
Myometrium,
breast, uterus, prostate |
|
F4/80 |
Spleen, Thymus,
Lung, Liver |
|
Factor Vlll-related antigen |
Blood vessels in various tissues |
|
FAS |
Spleen, Thymus,
Colon |
|
Fas-L |
Spleen, Thymus,
Colon |
|
Flag (M2) |
Heart Muscle |
|
Fhit |
Muscle |
|
Flk-1 |
Colon Carcinoma,
Blood Vessel Endothelium |
|
Filaggrin |
Skin |
|
FSH |
Pituitary |
|
GAPDH (V-18) |
Liver, lung |
|
Gastrin |
Stomach (Pyloric
Mucosa) |
|
GCDFP-15(BRST-2) |
Breast cancer |
|
GFAP |
Brain (Striatum,
Cerebellum) |
|
Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
Brain tissue |
|
Glucagon |
Pancreas |
|
Glycophorine A |
Bone Marrow |
|
GRB2 |
Colon carcinoma |
|
Growth hormone |
Pituitary |
|
GSH2 (E-20) |
Lens |
|
HBcAg |
Hepatocytes (Cirrhosis associated with hepatitis B) |
|
HBsAg |
Hepatocytes (Cirrhosis associated with hepatitis B) |
|
hCG |
Placenta |
|
HDJ2 |
Tonsil |
|
Helicobacter
Pylori |
Helicobacter
infected gastric mucosa or
folicular gastritis |
|
Heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) |
Lung |
|
HEP-PAR 1 |
Hepatocytes |
|
HGF |
Liver |
|
HIF-1 alpha |
Prostate Tumor,
Lung Tumor |
|
Histone H2AX |
Tonsil |
|
Histone H3
(Phospho-Histone
H3) |
Tonsil, appendix,
Skin, Spleen,
Small Intestine |
|
HMB-45 |
Melanoma |
|
HPL |
Placenta, tonsil, colon |
|
HSA (hepatocyte specific antigen) |
Liver |
|
HSP70 |
Skin, Pulmonary
Arteries, Smooth Muscle |
|
IgA |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
IgD |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
IgE |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
IgG |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
IgM |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
Ig Kappa light chain |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
Ig lambda light chain |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue, appendix |
|
IL-1 |
Lung, appendix |
|
IL-6 |
Lung, appendix |
|
IL-8 |
Lung, appendix |
|
Insulin |
Pancreas |
|
Insulin A |
Pancreas |
|
Integrin |
Skin (Basement
Membrane) |
|
Involucin |
Skin |
|
Ki67 |
Many different tissues, eg, lymphoid tissue in tonsil |
|
KP-1 |
Colon, liver |
|
Laminin |
Skin, Kidney |
|
LAT |
Spleen |
|
Leukocyte common antigen (CD45RB) |
Tonsil lymphoid tissue |
|
Ly-6A/E |
Thymus |
|
Ly-6G |
Spleen |
|
Ly-49 |
Spleen |
|
MAC |
Placenta |
|
MAP2 |
Brain |
|
Mast Cell Tryptase |
Bone Marrow, Lung,
Skin, Colon |
|
MEK 1/2 (phospho-MEK
1/2) |
Breast Cancer |
|
Melan-A (MART-1) |
Melanoma |
|
MHV |
MHV Liver |
|
MIP2 |
Skin |
|
Mitf |
Bone Marrow, Lung,
Skin, Colon |
|
MMP-2 |
Placenta |
|
MMP-9 |
Lung |
|
MOMA1 |
Spleen |
|
MRP14 |
CAPAN-1 Cells,
Lung Cancer |
|
MT-1 |
Tonsil, appendix |
|
MT-2 |
Tonsil, appendix |
|
Myeloperoxidase |
Neutrophils within appendicytis and the blood vessels of various
tissues |
|
Myogenin |
Fetal muscle,
rhabdomyosarcoma |
|
MyoD1 |
Fetal muscle,
rhabdomyosarcoma |
|
Myosin |
Skeletal Muscle,
Tonsil, Tongue |
|
Myoglobin |
Heart, Tonsil |
|
Nestin |
Brain |
|
NeuN |
Brain |
|
Neurofilament |
Brain tissue |
|
Neutrophil esterase |
Tonsil, appendix |
|
Nitrotyrosine |
Placenta |
|
NOS2 |
Liver |
|
NOS3 |
Brain |
|
NSE (neuron specific enolase) |
Brain |
|
Occludin |
Lung |
|
Osteonectin/Sparc |
Cartilage, Lens |
|
P53 |
Thymoma (isolated cells with weak staining); tonsil lymphoid
tissue (isolated cells with weak staining) |
|
P63 |
Breast cancer, colon |
|
Pancreatic
Polypeptide |
Pancreas,
Duodenum, Gastric Antrum |
|
Panendothelial
Cell Antigen |
Kidney, Spleen,
Lung |
|
Pap 2b |
Bladder |
|
Parathyroid
hormone |
Parathyroid
adenoma |
|
PAR, alpha |
Ischemia Brain (Piriform
Cortex) |
|
Pax-5 |
Spleen |
|
Paxillin |
Placenta |
|
PCNA |
Tonsil, appendix |
|
PDGF Receptor |
Mammary Carcinoma |
|
PEP-1 |
Malignant
Melanoma, Amelanotic |
|
PEP-13 |
Malignant
Melanoma, Amelanotic |
|
PLAP |
Placenta, tonsil |
|
Progesterone receptor |
Myometrium,
Normal
Breast/Breast Cancer |
|
Prolactin |
Pituitary |
|
Prostatic specific antigen |
Prostate |
|
PS2 |
Breast Cancer |
|
Sarcomeric Actin |
Tongue, Tonsil |
|
S100 protein |
Brain tissue |
|
SCF (stem cell factor) |
Brain |
|
Serotonin |
Appendix, lung |
|
SLUG |
Tongue |
|
SMAD2
(phospho-SMAD2) |
Embryo |
|
Somatostatin |
Pancreas,
Brain |
|
Somatostatin receptors |
Pancreas,
Brain |
|
Sos-1 |
Placenta |
|
SOX-10 |
Embryo |
|
Surfactant |
Lung (pneumocytes) |
|
Survivin Ab-3 |
mach/Lung Tumor |
|
SV40 |
Tumor, Mammary
Carcinoma |
|
Synaptophysin |
Brain tissue; isolated endocrine cells in crypts of colonic
mucosa |
|
Tau |
Alzheimer's Brain |
|
TCR, beta |
Thymoma, tonsil, appendix |
|
Testosterone |
Testis |
|
TGF-beta RI |
Prostate |
|
TGF-beta1 LC |
Placenta |
|
TdT |
Thymoma (lymphoid cells) |
|
TH (Tyrosine
Hydroxylase) |
Brain (Striatum,
Substantia Nigra) |
|
Thymine Dimer |
Skin (UV Damage) |
|
Thyroglobulin |
Thyroid |
|
Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) |
Lung (pneumocytes); thyroid |
|
TLT-1 |
Spleen |
|
TNF, alpha |
Lung, skin |
|
TRAP (Tartrate
resistant acid phosphatase) |
Alveolar
macrophages, osteoclasts, spleen and liver, hairy cell leukemia |
|
Tubulin III, beta
(Tuj1) |
Brain (Cerebral
Cortex) |
|
Ubiquitin |
Alzheimer's/Parkinson's Brain |
|
UCP-1 |
Pancreas |
|
UCP-2 |
Pancreas |
|
ULEX |
Prostate, tonsil |
|
VCAM-1 |
Vessels in Tissue |
|
VE-Cadherin |
Kidney |
|
VEGF |
Pancreas, Kidney,
Adenocarcinoma |
|
VEGF R1 |
Skin, Brain, Hey
Cells, Angiosarcoma |
|
VEGF R2 (Flk-1) |
Kidney, Heart,
Prostate Carcinoma, Tumor |
|
Vimentin |
Colon, Prostate, Tonsil,
uterus, Ureter |
|
VIP (Vaso
Intestinal Polypeptide) |
Gastric Antrum,
Small Intestine, Brain (Amygdala) |
|
vWF (von Willebrand Factor) |
Tonsil |
|
WT-1 (Wilms'
Tumor) |
Kidney (Glomeruli),
Testis |
|
8-OHdG |
Skin |