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Skin
Mouse
Mouse, male 6-24 week
Montanaro F, Liadaki K, Volinski J, Flint A. and Kunkel LM.
Skeletal muscle engraftment potential of adult mouse skin side population cells ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 100 , 9336 , 2003
Cells
Skin side population
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Skin
Mouse
Mouse
Takanami-Ohnishi Yoko, Amano Shinya, Kimura Sadao, Asada Sachie, Utani Atsushi, Maruyama Masumi, Osada Hiroyuki, Tsunoda Hajime, Irukayama-Tomobe Yoko, Goto Katsutoshi, Karin Michael, Sudo Tatsuhiko, Kasuya Yoshitoshi.
Essential role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in contact hypersensitivity ,
J Biol Chem
 277 , 37896-903 , 2002
Cells
Ear epidermal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.1%
Collagenase : 0.2%
Medium
PBS
Skin
Mouse
Mouse, 3-7 month
Bradshaw AD, Francki A, Motamed K, Howe C, Sage EH.
Primary mesenchymal cells isolated from SPARC-null mice exhibit altered morphology and rates of proliferation ,
Mol Biol Cell
 10 , 1569-79 , 1999
Cells
Fibroblasts, mesangial, smooth muscle
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Collagenase : see reference
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse

Mouse

Comeau, K. , Caillon, A. , Paradis, P. and Schiffrin, E.
Determination of Interleukin-17A and Interferon-γ Production in γδ, CD4, and CD8 T Cells Isolated from Murine Lymphoid Organs, Perivascular Adipose Tissue, Kidney, and Lung. ,
Bio Protoc
 13 , e4679 , 2023
Cells
T cells
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Hou, M. , Han, J. , Li, G. , Kwon, M. , Jiang, J. , Emani, S. , Taglauer, E. , Park, J. , Choi, E. , Vodnala, M. , Fong, Y. , Emani, S. , Rosas, I. , Perrella, M. and Liu, X.
Multipotency of Mouse Trophoblast Stem Cells ,
Stem Cell Res Ther
 11 , 55 , 2020
Cells
Trophoblast
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Villarreal, E. , Hewgley, W. , Lang, W. , Morton, C. , Mao, S. , Wu, J. and Sandoval, J.
In-bag Enzymatic Splenic Digestion: A Novel Alternative to Manual Morcellation? ,
J Surg Res
 218 , 209-216 , 2017
Cells
Speen
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Klebanoff, C. , Spencer, S. , Torabi-Parizi, P. , Grainger, J. , Roychoudhuri, R. , Ji, Y. , Sukumar, M. , Muranski, P. , Scott, C. , Hall, J. , Ferreyra, G. , Leonardi, A. and Borman, Z. et al.
Retinoic Acid Controls the Homeostasis of Pre-cDC-Derived Splenic and Intestinal Dendritic Cells. ,
J Exp Med
 210 , 1961 , 2013
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Yi, T. and Cyster, J.
EBI2-Mediated Bridging Channel Positioning Supports Splenic Dendritic Cell Homeostasis and Particulate Antigen Capture. ,
Elife
 2 , e00757 , 2013
Cells
Splenocytes
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Shi, C. , Jia, T. , Mendez-Ferrer, S. , Hohl, T. , Serbina, N. , Lipuma, L. , Leiner, I. , Li, M. , Frenette, P. and Pamer, E.
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells Induce Monocyte Emigration in Response to Circulating Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. ,
Immunity
 34 , 590 , 2011
Cells
Spleen, bone marrow endothelial
Enzymes
Medium
PBS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Flano, E. , Jewell, N. , Durbin, R. and Durbin, J.
Methods Used to Study Respiratory Virus Infection. , Curr Protoc Cell Biol Vol. Chapter 26 , Unit 26.3 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, female, 6-8 week
Abou Fakher, F. , Rachinel, N. , Klimczak, M. , Louis, J. and Doyen, N.
TLR9-Dependent Activation of Dendritic Cells by DNA from Leishmania Major Favors Th1 Cell Development and the Resolution of Lesions. ,
J Immunol
 182 , 1386 , 2009
Cells
Dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Abe, K. , Nguyen, K. , Fine, S. , Mo, J. , Shen, C. , Shenouda, S. , Corr, M. , Jung, S. , Lee, J. , Eckmann, L. and Raz, E.
Conventional Dendritic Cells Regulate the Outcome of Colonic Inflammation Independently of T Cells. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 17022 , 2007
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 300 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Kang, H. , Liu, M. and Datta, S.
Low-dose Peptide Tolerance Therapy of Lupus Generates Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells That Cause Expansion of Autoantigen-Specific Regulatory T Cells and Contraction of Inflammatory Th17 Cells ,
J Immunol
 178 , 7849-58 , 2007
Cells
Splenic dendritic
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Mueller, S. , Matloubian, M. , Clemens, D, Sharpe, A. , Freeman, G. , Gangappa, S. , Larsen, C. and Ahmed, R.
Viral Targeting of Fibroblastic Reticular Cells Contributes to Immunosuppression and Persistence During Chronic Infection. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 104 , 15430 , 2007
Cells
Splenic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Benedict Chris A, De Trez Carl, Schneider Kirsten, Ha Sukwon, Patterson Ginelle, Ware Carl F.
Specific remodeling of splenic architecture by cytomegalovirus ,
PLoS Pathog
 2 , e16 , 2006
Cells
Splenic stromal
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 3 : 100-400 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Siragam, V. , Crow, A. , Brinc, D. , Song, S. , Freedman, J. and Lazarus, A.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin Ameliorates ITP via Activating Fc Gamma Receptors on Dendritic Cells. ,
Nat Med
 12 , 688 , 2006
Cells
Leukocytes
Enzymes
Collagenase Type 4 : 43 u/ml
Medium
RPMI 1640
Spleen
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
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
McLellan, A. , Kapp, M. , Eggert, A. , Linden, C. , Bommhardt, U. , Brocker, E. , Kammerer, U. and Kampgen, E.
Anatomic Location and T-cell Stimulatory Functions of Mouse Dendritic Cell Subsets Defined by CD4 and CD8 Expression ,
Blood
 99 , 2084-93 , 2002
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI-1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Stagg, AJ, Burke, F, Hill, S. and Knight, S.
Isolation of Mouse Spleen Dendritic Cells. ,
Methods Mol Med
 64 , 9-22 , 2001
Cells
Dentritic cells
Enzymes
Medium
HEPES/RPMI 1640
Spleen
Mouse
Mouse
Brasel K, De Smedt T, Smith JL, Maliszewski CR.
Generation of murine dendritic cells from flt3-ligand-supplemented bone marrow cultures ,
Blood
 96 , 3029-39 , 2000
Cells
Dentritic
Enzymes
Collagenase : 100 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Monkey
Monkey
Chen, S. , Revoltella, R. , Papini, S. , Michelini, M. , Fitzgerald, W. and Zimmerberg, J.,and Margolis, L.
Multilineage Differentiation of Rhesus Monkey Embryonic Stem cells in Three-dimensional Culture Systems ,
Stem Cells
 21(3) , 281 , 2003
Cells
Embryonic stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Monkey
Baboons, 1yr, 7yr, 14 yr
Nagano, M. , McCarrey, J. and Brinster, R.
Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells Colonize Mouse Testes ,
Biol Reprod
 64 , 1409 , 2001
Cells
Primate spermatogonial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse

Mouse, adult

Kumar, S. , Suman, S. , Angdisen, J. , Moon, B. , Kallakury, B. , Datta, K. and Fornace, A.
Effects of High-Linear-Energy-Transfer Heavy Ion Radiation on Intestinal Stem Cells: Implications for Gut Health and Tumorigenesis. ,
Cancers
 16 , 2024
Cells
Intestinal stem
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Stem
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
Stem
Mouse
Mouse
Maria, O. , Shalaby, M. , Syme, A. , Eliopoulos, N. and Muanza, T.
Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Minimize and Repair Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis. ,
Cytotherapy
 18 , 1129-45 , 2016
Cells
Adipose mesenchyal stromal
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, xenograft
Pham, K. , Delitto, D. , Knowlton, A. , Hartlage, E. , Madhavan, R. , Gonzalo, D. , Thomas, R. , Behrns, K. , George, T. , Hughes, S. , Wallet, S. , Liu, C. and Trevino, J.
Isolation of Pancreatic Cancer Cells from a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model Allows for Practical Expansion and Preserved Heterogeneity in Culture. ,
Am J Pathol
 186 , 2016
Cells
Pancreatic cancer
Enzymes
Stemxyme 1 : 0.2%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse
Chavez, M. , Hu, J. , Seidel, K. , Li, C. , Jheon, A. , Naveau, A. , Horst, O. and Klein, O.
Isolation and Culture of Dental Epithelial Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Incisor. ,
J Vis Exp
 , 2014
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 3-4 week
Wang, H. , Chen, H. , Feng, B. , Wang, X. , He, X. , Hu, R. , Yin, M. , Wang, W. , Fu, W. and Xu, Z.
Isolation and Characterization of a Sca-1+/CD31- Progenitor Cell Lineage Derived From Mouse Heart Tissue. ,
BMC Biotechnol
 14 , 75 , 2014
Cells
Cardiac progenitor
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 8-12 week
Huch, M. , Bonfanti, P. , Boj, S. , Sato, T. , Loomans, C. , Van de Wetering, M. , Sojoodi, M. , Li, V. , Schuijers, J. , Gracanin, A. , Ringnalda, F. , Begthel, H. , Hamer, K. , Mulder, J. , Van Es, J. and De Koning, E.
Unlimited In Vitro Expansion of Adult Bi-Potent Pancreas Progenitors Through the Lgr5/R-Spondin Axis. ,
EMBO J
 32 , 2708-21 , 2013
Cells
Pancreas organoid
Enzymes
Neutral Protease : 0.012%
Collagenase : 0.012%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
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
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Martin, L. and Seandel, M.
Serial Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem and Progenitor Cells (SSCs) in Culture for Derivation of Long-Term Adult Mouse SSC Lines. ,
J Vis Exp
 72 , e50017 , 2013
Cells
Spermatogonial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
Mouse
Mouse
Jensen, U. , Ghazizadeh, S. and Owens, D.
Isolation and Characterization of Cutaneous Epithelial Stem Cells. ,
Methods Mol Biol
 989 , 61-9 , 2013
Cells
Epithelial stem
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
HBSS
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, P4
Hotta, R. , Stamp, L. , Foong, J. , McConnell, S. , Bergner, A. , Anderson, R. , Enomoto, H. , Newgreen, D. , Obermayr, F. , Furness, J. and Young, H.
Transplanted Progenitors Generate Functional Enteric Neurons in the Postnatal Colon. ,
J Clin Invest
 123 , 1182 , 2013
Cells
Enteric neural crest progenitors
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM/F12
Stem
Mouse
Mouse, 4-6 week
Masaki, T. , Qu, J. , Cholewa-Waclaw, J. , Burr, K. , Raaum, R. and Rambukkana, A.
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-Like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection. ,
Cell
 152 , 51 , 2013
Cells
Schwann
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.125%
Medium
DMEM
Stem
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
Stem
Mouse
Mouse
Xue, X. and Shah, Y.
In Vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors. ,
J Vis Exp
 , e50210 , 2013
Cells
Colon tumor organoids
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM

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.