Immunohistochemical procedures were performed as described previously [28 (link)]. In brief, after deparaffinization, antigen retrieval and endogenous peroxidase activity blocking, sections were blocked with normal goat serum for 15 min and incubated with anti-ARL3 primary antibody (Proteintech, 10961-AP, 1:250) at 4 °C overnight in a humidified chamber. After washing with PBS three times, the sections were incubated with biotinylated goat anti-rabbit IgG (ZSGB-BIO, SP-9001) for 15 min at room temperature. DAB was applied for staining after washing with PBS. The nuclei were counterstained with hematoxylin and the sections were mounted with coverslips after dehydration. Immunohistochemical staining was evaluated with a German immunohistochemical score (GIS) [29 (link)], which further classified the patients into low (GIS < 4) and high (GIS ≥ 4) ARL3 expression groups.
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