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Record W4416449526 · doi:10.1093/jimmun/vkaf283.1150

Automate tissue processing with STEMprep™ for versatile sample preparation 3334

2025· article· en· W4416449526 on OpenAlexaff
Grace F. T. Poon, Alice Liang, Alistair Chenery, Sangyeob Lee, Jason Dixon, Payam Zachkani, Andrew Nobles, Bilal El yassem, Chris Ryan, Marc Delorme, Rodrigo Martins, Martin O’Keane, Andy I. Kokaji, Allen Eaves, Sharon A. Louis, Frann Antignano

Bibliographic record

VenueThe Journal of Immunology · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications
Canadian institutionsTerry Fox Research InstituteStemcell Technologies
FundersNational Institute of General Medical SciencesSchool of Medicine, University of South CarolinaNational Institutes of HealthUniversity of South Carolina
KeywordsTissue sampleHomogenization (climate)CellSample preparationGene expressionCell cultureSpleen

Abstract

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Abstract Description Tissue environments are specialized to support distinct functions. Analyzing cell interactions and gene expression within tissues is essential for advancing tissue research and understanding disease mechanisms. Tissue samples must first be processed with protocols that preserve cell viability, yield and functionality. However, achieving an optimal balance between enzymatic and mechanical dissociation for tissues can be time-consuming and technically demanding. To address this, we developed the STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociation system to efficiently generate single cells from tissue samples. This system features an instrument with integrated temperature control and tissue-specific programs, specialized sample tubes, and kits for enzymatic digestion. Our results demonstrate high cell viability and yield for mouse spleen (95.3 ± 2.7%, 1.2E8 ± 3.2E7 cells/tissue), brain (89.2 ± 4.7%, 2.6E6 ± 5.6E5 cells/tissue), lung (90.6 ± 2.9%, 1.5E7 ± 4.0E6 cells/tissue), liver (90.0 ± 5.1%, 6.1E7 ± 6.7E7 cells/tissue), and CT26 tumors (82.9 ± 6.1%, 2.6E4 ± 1.3E4 cells/mg tissue). STEMprep™-processed samples are compatible with EasySep™ cell isolation, and functional in cell-specific downstream assays. High-quality RNA can also be extracted directly using a homogenization protocol, enabling gene analysis workflows. The STEMprep™ Tissue Dissociation system streamlines tissue processing compared to manual procedures, enhancing consistency, throughput, and efficiency to accelerate tissue research. Topic Categories Technological Innovations in Immunology (TECH)

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.002
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.001
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Methods · Consensus signal: Methods
Teacher disagreement score0.016
Threshold uncertainty score0.055

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0020.001
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0020.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0010.001
Bibliometrics0.0020.001
Science and technology studies0.0010.001
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0010.001
Research integrity0.0010.002
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0160.015

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.006
GPT teacher head0.297
Teacher spread0.290 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreMethods

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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