Jun 17, 2024
Dissociation of EBs using Worthington Kit
- Niraj Sawarkar1,
- Regine Tipon2,
- Gist Croft2
- 1NYSCF;
- 2New York Stem Cell Foundation
Protocol Citation: Niraj Sawarkar, Regine Tipon, Gist Croft 2024. Dissociation of EBs using Worthington Kit. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8dbxl5r/v1
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Protocol status: Working
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Created: June 17, 2024
Last Modified: February 20, 2026
Protocol Integer ID: 101973
Keywords: ASAPCRN, worthington kit dissociation of eb, dissociation of eb, using worthington kit dissociation, dissociation, eb
Funders Acknowledgements:
ASAP
Grant ID: ASAP-000472
Abstract
Dissociation of EBs using papain
Reagent prep
Add 32 ml of EBSS to the albumin ovomucoid inhibitor
pipet to dissolve
Add 5 ml of EBSS to a papain vial. Place in a 37°C water bath for 10-15 min mins until the papain is completely dissolved and the solution appears clear. Use freshly made papain for each dissociation.
Add 500 µls of EBSS to a DNase vial. Mix gently – DNase is sensitive to shear denaturation.
Thaw 1 aliquot of 10mg/nl DNASe
Bring CMF-PBS + Glucose (1 X PBS Ca2+/Mg2+
Free) + 12.5 ml of 1M Glucose (Ratio of 1:40)
Bring CTWM to the hood (1 X PBS Ca2+/Mg2+
Free) + 12.5 ml of 1M Glucose (Ratio of 1:40) + 12.5ml of 4% dialyzed BSA
(Ratio 1:40) + 5ml of N2 + 10ml B27 +1 ml of MgCl2 (stock 2mM; Ratio
1:500) + 500ml of EDTA
Prepare 50ml of CTWM plus ODD mix [1X (15ml) CTWM+ODD 2X (30ml)]+Worthignton DNAse 300ul (10mg/ml DNase)
Dissociation protocol (optimized)
Collect EBs and add to a 15ml tube,
Allow to settle (2 min) if required, spin at 30g for 3 min, and aspirate medium (careful not to aspirate EBs!)
Add 10m of CMF-PBS+Glucose; allow EBs to settle and aspirate medium
Prepare Papain DNAse solution for all samples by adding 100ul DNAse/ 1ml Papain
Add 1ml Papain/DNAse to / ~10M cells or ensure that all the EBs are completely submerged within the Papain/DNAse mixture.
Incubate the vial containing the tissue at 37°C with periodic swirling (a rocker platform is ideal) for 30 to 90 min, depending on age and size of Ebs (day 20 Ebs for 30 min or less, day 33-120 for 90 min). Keep shaking the tube every 15 to 20 minutes to ensure uniform dissociation.
After incubation is complete, spray the tube with ethanol and return it to the hood.
Add 8 ml CTWM (Complete Trituration Wash medium)+ODD mixture—
Spin 300G x 3min
Aspirate supernatant
Resuspend with 1ml of CTWM+ODD and Triturate 20 passes with p1000
Add 9 ml CTWM+ODD and mix
Important if the triturated EBs start looking sticky and/or thread-like, quickly add 10-15 ul of DNAse to the tube and triturate until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
Spin 500G x 3min and aspirate supernatant
If there are still suspended particles throughout the media, add 10-15 ul of DNAse and resuspend, followed by spin once again.
Add 10 ml of seeding media and aliquot to count cells.
Spin 500Gx3min
Aspirate sup and resuspend to high-density stock in seeding medium (10M cells/ml, 5M cells/ml, 2M cells ml as appropriate for total cell number in
Dilute for seeding stock
Seed 96 wp wells at high density