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Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 6-10 week
Ji, H. , Rintelen, F. , Waltzinger, C. , Meier, D, Bilancio, A. , Pearce, W. , Hirsch, E. , Wymann, M. , Ruckle, T. , Camps, M. , Vanhaesebroeck, B. , Okkenhaug, K. and Rommel, C.
Inactivation of PI3Kgamma and PI3Kdelta Distorts T-cell Development and Causes Multiple Organ Inflammation. ,
Blood
 110 , 2940 , 2007
Cells
Salivary gland and stomach
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse
Bertoncello, I. and Williams, B.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Characterization by Hoechst 33342 and Rhodamine 123 Staining. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 263 , 181 , 2004
Cells
Bone marrow
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Miscellaneous
Mouse
Mouse, 25-30 g
Minamoto Kanji, Pinsky DavidJ.
Recipient iNOS but not eNOS deficiency reduces luminal narrowing in tracheal allografts ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1321-33 , 2002
Cells
Tracheal inflammatory cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis, embryos stage 17 & 19
Stollberg, J. and Fraser, S.
Acetylcholine Receptors and Con A-Binding Sites on Xenopus Muscle Cells ,
J Cell Biol
 107 , 1397 , 1988
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.10%
Medium
Steinberg's solution
Muscle
Frog
Frog
Shepherd, N. and Kavaler, F.
Direct Control of Contraction Force of Single Frog Atrial Cells by Extracellular Ions ,
Am J Physiol
 251 , C653 , 1986
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
CF Ringer
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Rana pipiens (50-100 g)
(also guinea-pig, rabbit, dogfish, Squalus acanthias )
Mitra, R. and Morad, M.
A Uniform Enzymatic Method for Dissociation of Myocytes from Hearts and Stomachs of Vertebrates ,
Am J Physiol
 249 , H1056 , 1985
Cells
Myocytes, heart and stomach
Enzymes
Protease XIV : 0.028%
Medium
Solution C
(see reference)
Muscle
Frog
Frog, Xenopus laevis
Anderson, M.J. , Cohen, M.W. and Zorychta, E.
Effects of Innervation on the Distribution of Acetylcholine Receptors on Cultured Muscle Cells ,
J Physiol
 268 , 731 , 1977
Cells
Muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.5%
Medium
L15 medium
(see reference)
Muscle
Mouse

Mouse

Ghaibour, K. , Rizk, J. , Ebel, C. , Ye, T. , Philipps, M. , Schreiber, V. , Metzger, D. and Duteil, D.
An Efficient Protocol for CUT&RUN Analysis of FACS-Isolated Mouse Satellite Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2023
Cells
Satellite cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Muscle
Mouse
Huttner,S. , Ahrens, H. , Schmidt, M. , Henze, H. , Jung, M. , Schuler. S. and von Maltzahn, J.
Isolation and Culture of Individual Myofibers and Their Adjacent Muscle Stem Cells from Aged and Adult Skeletal Muscle. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 , 2019
Cells
Myofiber
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse
Eckhardt, J. , Bachmann, C. , Sekulic-Jablanovic, M. , Enzmann, V. , Park, K. , Ma, J. , Takeshima, H. , Zorzato, F. and Treves, S.
Extraocular Muscle Function is Impaired in ryr3−/− Mice ,
J Gen Physiol
 151 , 929-943 , 2019
Cells
Extraocular muscles
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.0125-0.1%
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.03-0.2%
Medium
Ringer
Muscle
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Altman, T. , Geller, D. , Kleeblatt, E. , Gradus-Perry, T. and Perlson, E.
An in vitro Compartmental System Underlines the Contribution of Mitochondrial Immobility to the ATP Supply in the NMJ. ,
J Cell Sci
 132 , 2019
Cells
Skeletal muscle
Enzymes
Medium
See reference
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Sachdeva, J. , Mahajan, A. , Cheng, J. , Baeten, J. , Lilly, B. , Kuivaniemi, H. and Hans, C.
Smooth Muscle Cell-Specific Notch1 Haploinsufficiency Restricts the Progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Modulating CTGF Expression. ,
PLoS ONE
 12 , e0178538 , 2017
Cells
vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Elastase : 0.75 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, GFP transgenic
Birbrair, A, Sattiraju, A, Zhu, D, Zulato, G, Batista, I, Nguyen, V, Messi M, Solingapuram Sai, K, Marini, F, Delbono, O. and Mintz, A.
Novel Peripherally Derived Neural-Like Stem Cells as Therapeutic Carriers for Treating Glioblastomas. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 , 2016
Cells
Muscle derived NLSC
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 2-4 month
Randolph, M. , Phillips, B. , Choo, H. , Vest, K. , Vera, Y. and Pavlath, G.
Pharyngeal Satellite Cells Undergo Myogenesis Under Basal Conditions and Are Required for Pharyngeal Muscle Maintenance. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 3581-95 , 2015
Cells
Pharyngeal myofiber
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 400-800 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 2 month
Abou-Khalil, R. , Yang, F. , Lieu, S. , Julien, A. , Perry, J. , Pereira, C. , Relaix, F. , Miclau, T. , Marcucio, R. and Colnot, C.
Role of Muscle Stem Cells During Skeletal Regeneration. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1501-11 , 2015
Cells
Myoblasts
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 400 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
Hams F-10
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Pasut, A. , Jones, A. and Rudnicki, M.
Isolation and Culture of Individual Myofibers and their Satellite Cells from Adult Skeletal Muscle. ,
J Vis Exp
 73 , e50074 , 2013
Cells
Myofibers
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 10 week
Rezk, B. , Yoshida, T. , Semprun-Prieto, L. , Higashi, Y. , Sukhanov, S. and Delafontaine, P.
Angiotensin II Infusion Induces Marked Diaphragmatic Skeletal Muscle Atrophy. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e30276 , 2012
Cells
Diaphragm cells
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 100 u/ml
Pronase : 0.125%
Medium
PBS
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse
Weisleder, N. , Zhou, J. and Ma, J.
Detection of Calcium Sparks in Intact and Permeabilized Skeletal Muscle Fibers. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 798 , 395 , 2012
Cells
Skeletal muscle fiber
Enzymes
Medium
Tyrode
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse
Metz, R. , Patterson, J. and Wilson, E.
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Isolation, Culture, and Characterization. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 843 , 169 , 2012
Cells
Vascular smooth muscle
Enzymes
Medium
Basal Culture
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, H. , Boadu, E. , Mercan, F. , Le, A. , Roth Flach, R. , Zhang, L. , Tyner, K. , Olwin, B. and Bennett, A.
MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1 Deficiency Impairs Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Exacerbates Muscular Dystrophy. ,
FASEB J
 24 , 2985 , 2010
Cells
Myoblast
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 1-25 month
Ieronimakis Nicholas, Balasundaram Gayathri, Reyes Morayma.
Direct isolation, culture and transplant of mouse skeletal muscle derived endothelial cells with angiogenic potential ,
PLoS ONE
 3 , e0001753 , 2008
Cells
Myocytes, endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Johnson, B. , Scheuer, T. and Catterall, W.
Convergent Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Ca2+ Channels by Dystrophin, the Actin Cytoskeleton, and cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 102 , 4191 , 2005
Cells
Skeletal muscle myotubes
Enzymes
NCIS kit : per instructions
Medium
L-15
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, male, 6-14 week
Winitsky, S. , Gopal, T. , Hassanzadeh, S. , Takahashi, H. , Gryder, D. , Rogawski, M. , Takeda, K. , Yu, Z. , Xu, Y. and Epstein, N.
Adult Murine Skeletal Muscle Contains Cells That Can Differentiate into Beating Cardiomyocytes In Vitro. ,
PLoS Biol
 3 , e87 , 2005
Cells
Precursor cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 15-20 day
Li CX, Liu BH, Tong WD, Zhang LY. and Jiang YP
Dissociation, culture and morphologic changes of interstitial cells of Cajal in vitro ,
World J Gastroenterol
 11 , 2838 , 2005
Cells
Intersitial cells of Cajal
Enzymes
Medium
M199
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
Majka S. , Jackson K. , Kienstra K. , Majesky M. , Goodell M. and Hirschi K.
Distinct Progenitor Populations in Skeletal Muscle Are Bone Marrow Derived and Exhibit Different Cell Fates During Vascular Regeneration ,
J Clin Invest
 111 , 71 , 2003
Cells
Skeletal muscle progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, 6-8 week
McKinney-Freeman SL, Jackson KA, Camargo FD, Ferrari G, Mavilio F, Goodell MA.
Muscle-derived hematopoietic stem cells are hematopoietic in origin ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 99 , 1341 , 2002
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Muscle
Mouse
Mouse, neonatal
Fukada S. , Miyagoe-Suzuki Y. , Tsukihara H. , Yuasa K. , Higuchi S. , Ono S. , Tsujikawa K. , Takeda S. and Yamamoto H.
Muscle Regeneration by Reconstitution with Bone Marrow or Fetal Liver Cells from Green Fluorescent Protein-gene Transgenic Mice ,
J Cell Sci
 115 , 1285 , 2002
Cells
Myocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Neural
Frog
Xenopus, embryonic
Takahashi, T. , Nakajima, Y. , Hirosawa, K. , Nakajima, S. and Onodera, K.
Structure and Physiology of Developing Neuromuscular Synapses in Culture ,
J Neurosci
 7 , 473 , 1987
Cells
Neuron
Enzymes
Medium
Steinberg's solution
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, 4-6 week

David, E. , Yousuf, M. , Mei, H. , Jain, A. , Krishnagiri, S. , Elahi, H. , Venkatesan, R. , Srikanth, K. , Dussor, G. , Dalva, M. and Price, T.
Ephrin-B2 promotes Nociceptive Plasticity and Hyperalgesic Priming Through EphB2-MNK-eIF4E Signaling in Both Mice and Humans. , Pharmacol Res Vol. 206 , 107284 , 2024
Cells
DRG neurons
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse

Yousuf, M. , Moreno, M. , Li, J. , He, L. , Royer, D. , Zhang, J. , Woodall, B. , Grace, P. and Price, T.
Diroximel fumarate acts hrough Nrf2 to attenuate methylglyoxal-induced nociception in mice and decreases ISR activation in DRG neurons. ,
bioRxivorg
 Version 1 , Preprint Dec 23 , 2023
Cells
Dorsal root ganglia
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Golan, N. and Cafferty, W.
Dissociation of Intact Adult Mouse Cortical Projection Neurons for Single-Cell RNA-seq. ,
Star Protocols
 2 , 100941 , 2021
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
Papain : 13 u/ml
Medium
Artifical Cerebrospinal Fluid
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Yousuf, M. , Samtleben, S. , Lamothe, S. , Friedman, T. , Catuneanu, A. and et al.
ER Stress in the Dorsal Root Ganglia Regulates BK Channel Physiology and Contributes to Pain Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Multiple Schlerosis ,
bioRxivorg
 , 2020
Cells
Dorsal root ganglion
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.1-0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Kramer, N. , Haney, M. , Morgens, D. , Jovicic, A. , Couthouis, J. , Li, A. , Ousey, J. , Ma, R. , Bieri, G. , Tsui, C. , Shi, Y. , Hertz, N. , Tessier-Lavigne, M. , Ichida, J. , Bassik, M. and Gitler, A.
CRISPR-Cas9 Screens in Human Cells and Primary Neurons Identify Modifiers of C9ORF72 Dipeptide-Repeat-Protein Toxicity. ,
Nat Genet
 , 2018
Cells
Cortical neurons
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Neural
Mouse
Mouse
Meas, S. , Nishimura, K. , Scheibinger, M. and Dabdoub, A.
,
Front Neurosci
 12 , 822 , 2018
Cells
Spiral ganglion
Enzymes
Medium
MEM
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Weng, Y. , An, R. , Cassin, J. , Joseph, J. , Mi, R. , Wang, C. , Zhong, C. , Jin, S. , Pfeifer, G. , Bellacosa, A. , Dong, X. , Hoke, A. , He, Z. , Song, H. and Ming, G.
An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration ,
Neuron
 94 , 337 , 2018
Cells
Lumbar DRG
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 2 : 200 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 2.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Neural
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic 12.5
Mirsky, R. and Jessen, K.
Isolation of Schwann Cell Precursors from Rodents. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 1739 , 3-15 , 2018
Cells
Schwann cell precursors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/ Ham's F-12

Tissue Tables (references, grouped by tissue type and species)

Adipose/Fat
Adrenal
Bone
Brain
Cartilage
Colon
Endothelial
Epithelial
Eye
Heart
Intestine
Kidney
Liver
Lung
Lymph nodes
Mammary
Miscellaneous
Muscle
Neural
Organoids
Pancreas
Parotid
Pituitary
Prostate
Reproductive
Scales
Skin
Spleen
Stem
Thymus
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Tonsil
Tumor
Note: We have not limited the references listed to only those papers using Worthington enzymes. Generally speaking, the tissue dissociation enzymes offered by Worthington can be used interchangeably for most preparations cited.