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Mouse, 2 month

Murenu, E. , Pavlou, M. , Richter, L. , Rapti, K. , Just, S. and Cehajic-Kapetanovic, J.
A Universal Protocol for Isolating Retinal ON Bipolar Cells Across Species via Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting. , Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev Vol. 20 , 587-600 , 2021
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 2-4 week
Liu, X. , Tang, L. and Liu Y.
Mouse Muller Cell Isolation and Culture. ,
Bio-protocol
 7 , 2017
Cells
Muller
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Ortin-Martinez, A. , Tsai, E. , Nickerson, P. , Bergeret, M. , Lu, Y. , Smiley, S. , Comanita, L. and Wallace, V.
A Reinterpretation of Cell Transplantation: GFP Transfer From Donor to Host Photoreceptors. ,
Stem Cells
 35 , 932-939 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
PBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Wohl, S. , Jorstad, N. , Levine, E. and Reh, T.
Muller Glial microRNAs are Required for the Maintenance of Glial Homeostasis and Retinal Architecture. ,
Nat Commun
 8 , 1603 , 2017
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, C57BL/6
Blandford, S. and Baldridge, W.
The Effect of Glutamate Receptor Agonists on Mouse Retinal Astrocyte [Ca(2+)]i. ,
Biomed Res Int
 2016 , 8178162 , 2016
Cells
Retinal astrocytes
Enzymes
Papain : 16.5 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Feodorova, Y. , Koch, M. , Bultman, S. , Michalakis, S. and Solovei, I.
Quick and Reliable Method for Retina Dissociation and Separation of Rod Photoreceptor Perikarya from Adult Mice. ,
MethodsX
 2 , 39 , 2015
Cells
Retinal photoreceptor
Enzymes
PDS kit : with modifications
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 day
Balmer, J. , Zulliger, R. , Roberti, S. and Enzmann, V.
Retinal Cell Death Caused by Sodium Iodate Involves Multiple Caspase-Dependent and Caspase-Independent Cell-Death Pathways. ,
Int J Mol Sci
 16 , 15086-103 , 2015
Cells
Photoreceptors
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
Neurobasal
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic and P0
Dvoriantchikova, G. , Perea-Martinez, I. , Pappas, S. , Barry, A. , Danek, D. , Dvoriantchikova, X. , Pelaez, D. and Ivanov, D.
Molecular Characterization of Notch1 Positive Progenitor Cells in the Developing Retina. ,
PLoS ONE
 10 , e0131054 , 2015
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 8 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 124 u/ml
Medium
DPBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Iqbal, N. , Xu, L. , Devitt, C. and Skapek, S.
Isolation and Characterization of Mammalian Cells Expressing the Arf Promoter During Eye Development. ,
Biotechniques
 56 , 239-49 , 2014
Cells
Vitreous cells
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Hyaluronidase : 0.03%
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 6 week
Singh, M. , Issa, P, Butler, R. , Martin, C. , Lipinski, D. , Sekaran, S. , Barnard, A. and Maclaren, R.
Reversal of End-Stage Retinal Degeneration and Restoration of Visual Bunction by Photoreceptor Transplantation. ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 , 2013
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
DMEM
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Gualdoni, S. , Baron, M. , Lakowski, J. , Decembrini, S. , Pearson, R. , Ali, R. and Sowden, J.
Isolation and Culture of Adult Ciliary Epithelial Cells, Previously Identified as Retinal Stem Cells, and Retinal Progenitor Cells. ,
Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol
 Chapter 1 , Unit 1H.4 , 2011
Cells
Cilary epithelial
Enzymes
PDS kit : per instructions
Medium
EBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Schmidt, T. and Kofuji, P.
An Isolated Retinal Preparation to Record Light Response from Genetically Labeled Retinal Ganglion Cells. ,
J Vis Exp
 47 , 2367 , 2011
Cells
Retinal ganglion
Enzymes
CLSPA : 240 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 0.2%
Medium
Ames
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-5 week
Ebihara, L. , Tong, J. , Vertel, B. , White, T. and Chen, T.
Properties of Connexin 46 Hemichannels in Dissociated Lens Fiber Cells. ,
Inv Ophthal Visual Sci
 52 , 882-9 , 2011
Cells
Lens Fiber
Enzymes
Protease : 0.5%
Medium
PBS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, postnatal day 1
Jiang, C. Klassen, H. , Zhang, X. and Young, M.
Laser Injury Promotes Migration and Integration of Retinal Progenitor Cells into Host Retina. ,
Mol Vis
 16 , 983 , 2010
Cells
Retinal progenitor
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.1%
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4-8 week
Kobayashi, T. , Yoshioka, R. , Shiraishi, A. and Ohashi, Y.
New Technique for Culturing Corneal Epithelial Cells of Normal Mice. ,
Mol Vis
 15 , 1589-93 , 2009
Cells
Corneal epithelial
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.25%
Medium
DMEM/F12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse
Amadi-Obi, A. , Yu, C. , Liu, X. , Mahdi, R. , Clarke, G. , Nussenblatt, R, Gery, I. , Lee, Y. and Egwuagu, C.
TH17 Cells Contribute to Uveitis and Scleritis and are Expanded by IL-2 and Inhibited by IL-27/STAT1. ,
Nat Med
 13 , 711 , 2007
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI
Eye
Mouse
mouse, adult
Jadhav AP, Cho SH. and Cepko CL
Notch activity permits retinal cells to progress through multiple progenitor states and acquire a stem cell property ,
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
 103 , 18998 , 2006
Cells
Retinal
Enzymes
Papain : 50 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Yoshida, S. , Shimmura, S. , Nagoshi, N. , Fukuda, K. , Matsuzaki, Y. , Okano, H. and Tsubota, K.
Isolation of Multipotent Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells from the Adult Mouse Cornea. ,
Stem Cells
 24 , 2714-22 , 2006
Cells
Stromal
Enzymes
Trypsin : 0.05%
Collagenase : 78 u/ml
Hyaluronidase : 38 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F-12
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 2-5 month
Maxeiner Stephan, Dedek Karin, Janssen-Bienhold Ulrike, Ammermuller Josef, Brune Hendrik, Kirsch Taryn, Pieper Mario, Degen Joachim, Kruger Olaf, Willecke Klaus, Weiler Reto.
Deletion of connexin45 in mouse retinal neurons disrupts the rod/cone signaling pathway between AII amacrine and ON cone bipolar cells and leads to impaired visual transmission ,
J Neurosci
 25 , 566-76 , 2005
Cells
Mouse retinal and bipolar
Enzymes
Papain : 20 u/ml
Deoxyribonuclease I : 200 u/ml
Medium
HBSS
Eye
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Su X, Sorenson CM. and Sheibani N.
Isolation and characterization of murine retinal endothelial cells ,
Mol Vis
 9 , 171 , 2003
Cells
Retinal endothelial cells
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
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
Kidney
Mouse

Mouse

Li, Z. , Zimmerman, K. , Cherakara, S. , Chumley, P. , Collawn, J. , Wang, J. , Haycraft, C. , Song, C. , Chacana, T. , Andersen, R. , Croyle, M. , Aloria, E. , Hombal, R. , Thomas, I. , Chweih, H. , Simanyi, K. , George, J. , Parant, J. , Mrug, M. and Yoder, B.
A Kidney Resident Macrophage Subset is a Candidate Biomarker for Renal Cystic Disease in Preclinical Models. , Dis Model Mech Vol. 16 , 2023
Cells
Macrophages
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Yuan, Y. , Li, L. , Zhu, L. , Liu, F. , Tang, X. , Liao, G. , Liu, J. , Cheng, J. , Chen, Y. and Lu, Y.
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Elicit Macrophages into M2 Phenotype Via Improving Transcription Factor EB-Mediated Autophagy to Alleviate Diabetic Nephropathy. ,
Stem Cells
 38 , 639-652 , 2020
Cells
Mactrophages
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Adam, M. , Potter, A. and Potter, S.
Psychrophilic Proteases Dramatically Reduce Single-Cell RNA-Seq Artifacts: A Molecular Atlas of Kidney Development. ,
Development
 144 , 3625-3632 , 2017
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Deoxyribonuclease I : 125 u/ml
Protease, Bacillus Licheniformis : 1%
Medium
DPBS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
DiRocco, D. , Kobayashi, A. , Taketo, M. , McMahon, A. and Humphreys, B.
Wnt4/β-catenin Signaling in Medullary Kidney Myofibroblasts. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 24 , 1399 , 2013
Cells
Collecting duct epithelial
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Sedrakyan, S. , Da Sacco, S. , Milanesi, A. , Shiri, L. , Petrosyan, A. , Varimezova, R. , Warburton, D. , Lemley, K. , De Filippo, R. and Perin, L.
Injection of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Delays Progression of Renal Fibrosis. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 23 , 661-73 , 2012
Cells
Glomeruli
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Kabgani, N. , Grigoleit, T. , Schulte, K. , Sechi, A. , Sauer-Lehnen, S. , Tag, C. , Boor, P. , Kuppe, C. , Warsow, G. , Schordan, S. , Mostertz, J. , Chilukoti, R. , Homuth, G. , Endlich, N. , Tacke, F. and Weiskirchen, R.
Primary Cultures of Glomerular Parietal Epithelial Cells or Podocytes with Proven Origin. ,
PLoS ONE
 7 , e34907 , 2012
Cells
Glomeruli
Enzymes
Medium
RPMI 1640
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, 10-14 week
Park, J. , Pasupulati, R. , Feldkamp, T. , Roeser, N. and Weinberg, J.
Cyclophilin D and the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition in Kidney Proximal Tubules after Hypoxic and Ischemic Injury. ,
Am J Physiol/Renal
 301 , F134 , 2011
Cells
Proximal tubule
Enzymes
Medium
See reference
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, embryonic
Brown, A. , Blank, U. , Adams, D. , Karolak, M. , Fetting, J. , Hill, B. and Oxburgh, L.
Isolation and Culture of Cells from the Nephrogenic Zone of the Embryonic Mouse Kidney. ,
J Vis Exp
 50 , e2555 , 2011
Cells
Kidney
Enzymes
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Huang, Y. , Johnston, P. , Zhang, B. , Zakari, A. , Chowdhry, T. , Smith, R. , Marban, E. , Rabb, H. and Womer, K.
Kidney-Derived Stromal Cells Modulate Dendritic and T Cell Responses. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 20 , 831-41 , 2009
Cells
Kidney sphere-derived
Enzymes
Medium
Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, male, 8-16 week
Breggia, A. and Himmelfarb, J.
Primary Mouse Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells have Variable Injury Tolerance to Ischemic and Chemical Mediators of Oxidative Stress. ,
Oxid Med Cell Longev
 1 , 33 , 2008
Cells
Renal tubular epithelial
Enzymes
Collagenase : 200 u/ml
Soybean Trypsin Inhibitor : see reference
Medium
HBSS
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Wright, J. , Morales, M. , Sousa-Menzes, J. , Ornellas, D. , Sipes, J. , Cui, Y. , Cui, I. , Hulamm, P. , Cebotaru, V. , Cebotaru, L. , Guggino, W. and Guggino, S.
Transcriptional Adaptation to Clcn5 Knockout in Proximal Tubules of Mouse Kidney. ,
Physiol Genomics
 33 , 341 , 2008
Cells
Proximal tubule
Enzymes
Medium
see reference
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, 4 week
Kondo, S. , Scheef, E. , Sheibani, N. and Sorenson, C.
PECAM-1 Isoform-Specific Regulation of Kidney Endothelial Cell Migration and Capillary Morphogenesis. ,
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol
 292 , C2070 , 2007
Cells
Endothelial kidney
Enzymes
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, adult
Syal Ashu, Schiavi Susan, Chakravarty Sumana, Dwarakanath Vangipuram, Quigley Raymond, Baum Michel.
Fibroblast growth factor-23 increases mouse PGE2 production in vivo and in vitro ,
Am J Physiol/Renal
 290 , F450-5 , 2006
Cells
Cortex, proximal tubule
Enzymes
Collagenase : 0.15%
Medium
DMEM
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse
Plotkin, M. and Goligorsky, M.
Mesenchymal Cells from Adult Kidney Support Angiogenesis and Differentiate into Multiple Interstitial Cell Types including Erythropoietin-Producing Fibroblasts. ,
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol
 291 , F902-12 , 2006
Cells
Kidney mesenchymal
Enzymes
Collagenase : 250 u/ml
Neutral Protease : 33.3 u/ml
Medium
DMEM/F12
Kidney
Mouse
Mouse, 10-12 week
Dekel, B. , Zangi, L. , Shezen, E. , Reich-Zeliger, S. , Eventov-Friedman, S. , Katchman, H. , Jacob-Hirsch, J. , Amariglio, N. , Rechavi, G. , Margalit, R. and Reisner, Y.
Isolation and Characterization of Nontubular sca-1+lin- Multipotent Stem/Progenitor Cells from Adult Mouse Kidney. ,
J Am Soc Nephrol
 17 , 3300 , 2006
Cells
Kidney
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.