We present protocols for isolation of intestinal 3D structures from in vivo tissue and in vitro basement matrix embedded organoids, and detail different fixation and staining protocols optimized for immuno-labeling of microtubule, centrosomal, and junctional proteins as well as cell markers including the stem cell protein Lgr5.
Goldspink, D. A., Matthews, Z. J., Lund, E. K., Wileman, T., Mogensen, M. M. Immuno-fluorescent Labeling of Microtubules and Centrosomal Proteins in Ex Vivo Intestinal Tissue and 3D In Vitro Intestinal Organoids. J. Vis. Exp. (130), e56662, doi:10.3791/56662 (2017).