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Stem
Mouse
Mouse, male
Dubey P, Wu H, Reiter RE, Witte ON.
Alternative pathways to prostate carcinoma activate prostate stem cell antigen expression ,
Cancer Res
 61 , 3256-61 , 2001
Cells
Prostatic stem
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 170 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Jackson, K. and Goodell, M.
Hematopoietic Potential of Stem Cells Isolated from Murine Skeletal Muscle ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 96 , 14482 , 1999
Cells
Muscle hematopoietic stem cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.2%
Trypsin : 0.1%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 month
Gritti A, Frolichsthal-Schoeller P, Galli R, Parati E, Cova L, Pagano S, Bjornson C. and Vescovi A.
Epidermal and Fibroblast Growth Factors Behave as Mitogenic Regulators for a Single Multipotent Stem Cell-like Population from the Subventricular Region of the Adult Mouse forebrain ,
J Neurosci
 19(9) , 3287 , 1999
Cells
Neural subventricular zone
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.13%
Hyaluronidase : 0.067%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Rode, I. and Boehm, T.
Regenerative Capacity of Adult Cortical Thymic Epithelial Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 109 , 3463-8 , 2012
Cells
Thymic stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Phillips, Joy, Brondstetter, T. , English, C. , Lee, H. , Virts, E. and Thoman, M.
IL-7 Gene Therapy in Aging Restores Early thymopoiesis without Reversing Involution ,
J Immunol
 , 4869 , 2004
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse
Schiavoni, F, Mattei, F, Sestili, P, Borghi, P, Venditti, M, Morse, H, Belardelli, F. and Gabrieli, L
ICSBP is Essential for the Development of Mouse Type I Interferon-producing Cells and for the Generation and Activation of CD8a+ Dendritic Cells ,
J Exp Med
 196 , 1415 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, 3-6 week
Smith KM, Olson DC, Hirose R, Hanahan D.
Pancreatic gene expression in rare cells of thymic medulla: evidence for functional contribution to T cell tolerance ,
Int Immunol
 9 , 1355-65 , 1997
Cells
Thymic
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse (BALB/c, C3H, C57BL/6), 1-28 day
Ropke, C. , van Deurs, B. and Petersen, O.
Short-term Cultivation of Murine Thymic Epithelial Cells in a Serum-Free Medium ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 26 , 671 , 1990
Cells
Epithelial, thymus
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 1.5 µg/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, C3H, 16 wk old, female
Ehmann, U. , Shiurba, R. and Peterson, W.
Long-Term Proliferation of Mouse Thymic Epithelial Cells in Culture ,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol
 22 (12) , 738 , 1986
Cells
Epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Thymus
Mouse
Mouse, Swiss, 6 wk
Jones, K. and Pierre, R.
Analysis of Cellular Heterogeneity in Mouse Thymus Cultures ,
In Vitro
 17 , 431 , 1981
Cells
Thymus
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 150 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse
Kitajima, S. , Kohno, S. , Kondoh, A. , Sasaki, N. , Nishimoto, Y. , Li, F. , Mohammed, M. , Muranaka, H. , Nagatani, N. , Suzuki, M. , Kido, Y. and Takahashi, C.
Undifferentiated State Induced by Rb-p53 Double Inactivation in Mouse Thyroid Neuroendocrine Cells and Embryonic Fibroblasts. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1657-69 , 2015
Cells
Thyroid tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Thyroid/Parathyroid
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Martin, A. , Coronel, E. , Sano, G. , Chen, S. , Vassileva, G. , Canasto-Chibuque, C. , Sedgwick, J. , Frenette, P. , Lipp, M. , Furtado, G. and Lira, S.
A Novel Model for Lymphocytic Infiltration of the Thyroid Gland Generated by Transgenic Expression of the CC Chemokine CCL21. ,
J Immunol
 173 , 4791 , 2004
Cells
Thyroid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.0012 u/ml
Collagenase Type 2 : 0.25 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Tumor
Mouse

Mouse

Nahar, S. , Huang, Y. , Nagy, B. , Zebala, J. , Maeda, D. , Rudloff, U. , Oppenheim, J. and And, D
Regression and Eradication of Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma in 4T1 Mouse Model by Combination Immunotherapies. , Cancers (Basel) Vol. 15 , 2023
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Walker, S. , Wankell, M. , Ho, V. , White, R. , Deo, N. , Devine, C. , Dewdney, B. , Bhathal, P. , Govaere, O. , Roskams, T. , Qiao, L. , George, J. and Hebbard, L.
Targeting mTOR and Src Restricts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth in a Novel Murine Liver Cancer Model. ,
PLoS ONE
 14 , e0212860 , 2019
Cells
liver tumor
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Neal, J,, Li ,X. , Zhu, J. , Giangarra, V. , Grzeskowiak, C. , Ju, J. , Liu, I. Chiou, S. , Salahudeen, A. and Smith, A. et al
Organoid Modeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. ,
Cell
 175 , 1972 , 2018
Cells
Organoids
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 200-300 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Erdreich-Epstein, A. , Singh, A. , Joshi, S. , Vega, F. , Guo, P. , Xu, J. , Groshen, S. , Ye, W. , Millard, M. , Campan, M. , Morales, G. , Garlich, J. , Laird, P. , Seeger, R. , Shimada, H. and Durden, D.
Association of High Microvessel A,B and Low PTEN with Poor Outcome in Stage 3 Neuroblastoma: Rationale for Using First in Class Dual PI3K/BRD4 Inhibitor, SF1126. ,
Oncotarget
 8 , 52193-52210 , 2017
Cells
Tumor derived neutroblastoma
Enzymes
Papain : 10 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 250 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Boyd, N. , Walker, K. , Fried, J. , Hackney, J. , McDonald, P. , Benavides, G. , Spina, R. , Audia, A. , Scott, S. , Libby, C. , Tran, A. , Bevensee, M. , Griguer, C. , Nozell, S. , Gillespie, G. and Nabors, B.
Addition of Carbonic Anhydrase 9 Inhibitor SLC-0111 to Temozolomide Treatment Delays Glioblastoma Growth In Vivo. ,
JCI Insight
 2 , 2017
Cells
Glioblastoma
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Aguilera, T. , Rafat, M. , Castellini, L. , Shehade, H. , Kariolis, M. , Hui, A. , Stehr, H. , von Eyben, R. , Jiang, D. , Ellies, L. , Koong, A. , Diehn, M. , Rankin, E. Graves, E. and Giaccia, A.
Reprogramming the Immunological Microenvironment through Radiation and Targeting Axl. ,
Nat Commun
 7 , 13898 , 2016
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Neutral Protease : 0.5 u/ml
Medium
F12K
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Otvos, B. , Silver, D. , Mulkearns-Hubert, E. , Alvarado, A. , Turaga, S. , Sorensen, M. , Rayman, P. , Flavahan, W. , Hale, J. , Stoltz, K. , Sinyuk, M. , Wu, Q. , Jarrar, A. , Kim, S. , Fox, P. , Nakano, I. and Rich, J.
Cancer Stem Cell-Secreted Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Stimulates Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell Function and Facilitates Glioblastoma Immune Evasion. ,
Stem Cells
 34 , 2026-39 , 2016
Cells
Glioblastoma
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Filtjens, J. , Keirsse, J. , Van Ammel, E. , Taveirne, S. , Van Acker, A. , Kerre, T. , Taghon, T. , Vandekerckhove, B. , Plum, J. , Van Ginderachter, J. and Leclercq, G.
Expression of the Inhibitory Ly49E Receptor is Not Critically Involved in the Immune Response Against Cutaneous, Pulmonary or Liver tumours. ,
Sci Rep
 6 , 30564 , 2016
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Singer, M. , Wang, C. , Cong, L. , Marjanovic, N. , Kowalczyk, Mo. , Zhang, H. , Nyman, J. , Sakuishi, K. , Kurtulus, S. , Gennert, D. , Xia, J. , Kwon, J. , Nevin, J. , Herbst, R. , Yanai, I. , Rozenblatt-Rosen, O. and Kuchroo, V.
A Distinct Gene Module for Dysfunction Uncoupled from Activation in Tumor-Infiltrating T Cells. ,
Cell
 166 , 1500-1511.e9 , 2016
Cells
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Hosseini, H. , Obradovic, M. , Hoffmann, M. , Harper, K. , Sosa, M. , Werner-Klein, M. , Nanduri, L. , Werno, C. , Ehrl, C. , Maneck, M. , Patwary, N. , Haunschild, G. , Guzvic, M. and Reimelt, C. et al.
Early Dissemination Seeds Metastasis in Breast Cancer. ,
Nature
 , 2016
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 200 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.001%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Blanco, S. , Bandiera, R. , Popis, M. , Hussain, S. , Lombard, P. , Aleksic, J. , Sajini, A. , Tanna, H. , Cortes-Garrido, R. , Gkatza, N. , Dietmann, S. and Frye, M.
Stem Cell Function and Stress Response are Controlled by Protein Synthesis. ,
Nature
 534 , 335-40 , 2016
Cells
Keratinocytes
Enzymes
Medium
Low calcium containing media
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Kitajima, S. , Kohno, S. , Kondoh, A. , Sasaki, N. , Nishimoto, Y. , Li, F. , Mohammed, M. , Muranaka, H. , Nagatani, N. , Suzuki, M. , Kido, Y. and Takahashi, C.
Undifferentiated State Induced by Rb-p53 Double Inactivation in Mouse Thyroid Neuroendocrine Cells and Embryonic Fibroblasts. ,
Stem Cells
 33 , 1657-69 , 2015
Cells
Thyroid tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 300 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 100 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Xiao, L. , McCann, J. and Dudley, A.
Isolation and Culture Expansion of Tumor-specific Endothelial Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e53072 , 2015
Cells
Endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Ali, O. , Verbeke, C. , Johnson, C. , Sands, R. , Lewin, S. , White, D. , Doherty, E. , Dranoff, G. and Mooney, D.
Identification of Immune Factors Regulating Antitumor Immunity Using Polymeric Vaccines with Multiple Adjuvants. ,
Cancer Res
 74 , 1670-81 , 2014
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 1 : 250 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Devaud, C. , Westwood, J. , John, L. , Flynn, J. , Paquet-Fifield, S. , Duong, C. , Yong, C. , Pegram, H. , Stacker, S. , Achen, M. Stewart, T. , Snyder, L. , Teng, M. , Smyth, M. , Darcy, P. and Kershaw, M
Tissues in Different Anatomical Sites can Sculpt and Vary the Tumor Microenvironment to Affect Responses to Therapy. ,
Mol Ther
 22 , 18-27 , 2014
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Dunleavey, J. , Xiao, L. , Thompson, J. , Kim, M. , Shields, J. , Shelton, S. , Irvin, D. , Brings, V. , Ollila, D. , Brekken, R. , Dayton, P. , Melero-Martin, J. and Dudley, A.
Vascular Channels Formed by Subpopulations of PECAM1+ Melanoma Cells. ,
Nat Commun
 5 , 5200 , 2014
Cells
Tumor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Liu, X. , Johnson, S. , Liu, S. , Kanojia, D. , Yue, W. , Singh, U. , Wang, Q, Wang Qi, Nie, Q. and Chen H.
Nonlinear Growth Kinetics of Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Implications for Cancer Stem Cell Targeted Therapy. ,
Sci Rep
 3 , 2473 , 2013
Cells
Mammary tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Hyaluronidase : 0.020%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Kazerounian, S. , Gerald, D. , Huang, M. , Chin, R, Udayakumar, D, Zheng, N. , O'Donnell, R. , Perruzzi, C. , Mangiante, L. , Pourat, J. , Phung, T. , Bravo-Nuevo, A. , Shechter, S. , McNamara, S. and Duhadaway, K.
RhoB Differentially Controls Akt Function in Tumor Cells and Stromal Endothelial Cells During Breast Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancer Res
 73 , 50 , 2013
Cells
Tumor endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Chen, X. , Stewart, E. , Shelat, A. , Qu, C. , Bahrami, A. , Hatley, M. , Wu, G. , Bradley, C. , McEvoy, J. , Pappo, A. , Spunt, S. , Valentine, M. , Valentine, V. , Krafcik, F. , Lang, W. , Wierdl, M. and Tsurkan, L.
Targeting Oxidative Stress in Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. ,
Cancer Cell
 24 , 710-24 , 2013
Cells
Rhabdomycosarcoma tumor
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Sharon, Y. , Alon, L. , Glanz, S. , Servais, C. and Erez, N.
Isolation of Normal and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts from Fresh Tissues by Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). ,
J Vis Exp
 71 , e4425 , 2013
Cells
Fibroblasts
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Mazzoleni, S. , Jachetti, E. , Morosini, S. , Grioni, M. , Piras, I. , Pala, M. , Bulfone, A. , Freschi, M. , Bellone, M. and Galli, R.
Gene Signatures Distinguish Stage-Specific Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Isolated From Transgenic Adenocarcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Lesions and Predict the Malignancy of Human Tumors. ,
Stem Cells Transl Med
 2 , 678 , 2013
Cells
Prostate tumor
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 1,600 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Vaughan, A. , Halbert, C. , Wootton, S. and Miller, A.
Lung Cancer in Mice Induced by the Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus Envelope Protein is not Maintained by Rare Cancer Stem Cells, but Tumorigenicity does Correlate with Wnt Pathway Activation. ,
Mol Cancer Res
 10 , 86 , 2012
Cells
Lung tumor
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 50 u/ml
Collagenase : 400 u/ml
Medium
DMEM
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse, male
Watkins, S. , Zhu, Z. , Watkins, K. and Hurwitz, A.
Isolation of Immune Cells from Primary Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 64 , e3952 , 2012
Cells
Dendritic, macrophages
Enzymes
Collagenase (1 or 4) : 100-200 u/ml
Medium
RPMI
Tumor
Mouse
Mouse
Hamzah, J. , Kotamraju, V. , Seo, J. , Agemy, L. , Fogal, V. , Mahakian, L. , Peters, D. , Roth, L. , Gagnon, M. , Ferrara, K. and Ruoslahti, E.
Specific Penetration and Accumulation of a Homing Peptide Within Atherosclerotic Plaques of Apolipoprotein E-deficient Mice. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 108 , 7154 , 2011
Cells
Macrophages
Enzymes
Medium
PBS

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.