Here we present a simple and efficient method to isolate live meiotic and post-meiotic germ cells from adult mouse testes. Using a low-cytotoxicity, violet-excited DNA binding dye and fluorescence-activated cell sorting, one can isolate highly enriched spermatogenic cell populations for many downstream applications.
Yeh, Y., Hu, M., Nakagawa, T., Sakashita, A., Yoshida, S., Maezawa, S., Namekawa, S. H. Isolation of Murine Spermatogenic Cells using a Violet-Excited Cell-Permeable DNA Binding Dye. J. Vis. Exp. (167), e61666, doi:10.3791/61666 (2021).