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A recommended positive control tissue for this product is solitary fibrous tumor, however positive controls are not limited to this tissue type.^M
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The primary antibody is intended for laboratory professional use in the detection of the corresponding protein in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue stained in manual qualitative immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing. This antibody is intended to be used after the primary diagnosis of tumor has been made by conventional histopathology using non-immunological histochemical stains.^M
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ALDH1A1 belongs to the ALDH enzymes, a family of evolutionarily conserved enzymes comprised of 19 isoforms that are localized in the cytoplasm, mitochondria or nucleus. ALDH1A1 is predominantly expressed in the epithelium of testis, brain, eye, liver, kidney, as well as neural and hematopoietic stem cells. Recently, it has been reported that high ALDH1A1 mRNA expression was seen in solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) and hemangiopericytoma (HPC), compared to meningiomas and synovial sarcomas. Anti-ALDH1A1 can be combined with anti-CD34 to aid in the differentiation between SFT, HPC, meningioma, and synovial sarcoma.^M
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Antibody is used with formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded sections. Pretreatment of deparaffinized tissue with heat-induced epitope retrieval or enzymatic retrieval is recommended. In general, immunohistochemical (IHC) staining techniques allow for the visualization of antigens via the sequential application of a specific antibody to the antigen (primary antibody), a secondary antibody to the primary antibody (link antibody), an enzyme complex and a chromogenic substrate with interposed washing steps. The enzymatic activation of the chromogen results in a visible reaction product at the antigen site. Results are interpreted using a light microscope and aid in the differential diagnosis of pathophysiological processes, which may or may not be associated with a particular antigen.^M
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A positive tissue control must be run with every staining procedure performed. This tissue may contain both positive and negative staining cells or tissue components and serve as both the positive and negative control tissue. External Positive control materials should be fresh autopsy/biopsy/surgical specimens fixed, processed and embedded as soon as possible in the same manner as the patient sample (s). Positive tissue controls are indicative of correctly prepared tissues and proper staining methods. The tissues used for the external positive control materials should be selected from the patient specimens with well-characterized low levels of the positive target activity that gives weak positive staining. The low level of positivity for external positive controls is designed to ensure detection of subtle changes in the primary antibody sensitivity from instability or problems with the staining methodology. A tissue with weak positive staining is more suitable for optimal quality control and for detecting minor levels of reagent degradation.^M
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Internal or external negative control tissue may be used depending on the guidelines and policies that govern the organization to which the end user belongs to. The variety of cell types present in many tissue sections offers internal negative control sites, but this should be verified by the user. The components that do not stain should demonstrate the absence of specific staining, and provide an indication of non-specific background staining. If specific staining occurs in the negative tissue control sites, results with the patient specimens must be considered invalid.
ALDH1A1 belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenases family of proteins. Aldehyde dehydrogenase is the second enzyme of the major oxidative pathway of alcohol metabolism. Two major liver isoforms of this enzyme, cytosolic and mitochondrial, can be distinguished by their electrophoretic mobilities, kinetic properties, and subcellular localizations. Most Caucasians have two major isozymes, while approximately 50% of Orientals have only the cytosolic isozyme, missing the mitochondrial isozyme. A remarkably higher frequency of acute alcohol intoxication among Orientals than among Caucasians could be related to the absence of the mitochondrial isozyme.
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Protein Aliases: 3-deoxyglucosone dehydrogenase; acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 1; aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, member A1; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 soluble; aldehyde dehydrogenase 1, soluble; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1; Aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1 member A1; Aldehyde dehydrogenase, cytosolic; aldehyde dehydrogenase, liver cytosolic; ALDH class 1; ALDH-E1; ALHDII; epididymis luminal protein 12; epididymis luminal protein 9; epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li 53e; epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li53e; MGC2318; RALDH 1; Retinal dehydrogenase 1; retinaldehyde dehydrogenase 1
Gene Aliases: ALDC; ALDH-E1; ALDH1; ALDH11; ALDH1A1; HEL-9; HEL-S-53e; HEL12; PUMB1; RALDH1
UniProt ID: (Human) P00352
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 216
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