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Microinterfaces in biopolymer-based bicontinuous hydrogels guide rapid 3D cell migration

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  • Karen L. Xu

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center)

  • Nikolas Caprio

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania)

  • Hooman Fallahi

    (Drexel University)

  • Mohammad Dehghany

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania)

  • Matthew D. Davidson

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Colorado Boulder)

  • Lorielle Laforest

    (University of Pennsylvania
    Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center)

  • Brian C. H. Cheung

    (Cornell University)

  • Yuqi Zhang

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center)

  • Mingming Wu

    (Cornell University)

  • Vivek Shenoy

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania)

  • Lin Han

    (Drexel University)

  • Robert L. Mauck

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center)

  • Jason A. Burdick

    (University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Colorado Boulder
    University of Colorado Boulder)

Abstract

Cell migration is critical for tissue development and regeneration but requires extracellular environments that are conducive to motion. Cells may actively generate migratory routes in vivo by degrading or remodeling their environments or instead utilize existing extracellular matrix microstructures or microtracks as innate pathways for migration. While hydrogels in general are valuable tools for probing the extracellular regulators of 3-dimensional migration, few recapitulate these natural migration paths. Here, we develop a biopolymer-based bicontinuous hydrogel system that comprises a covalent hydrogel of enzymatically crosslinked gelatin and a physical hydrogel of guest and host moieties bonded to hyaluronic acid. Bicontinuous hydrogels form through controlled solution immiscibility, and their continuous subdomains and high micro-interfacial surface area enable rapid 3D migration, particularly when compared to homogeneous hydrogels. Migratory behavior is mesenchymal in nature and regulated by biochemical and biophysical signals from the hydrogel, which is shown across various cell types and physiologically relevant contexts (e.g., cell spheroids, ex vivo tissues, in vivo tissues). Our findings introduce a design that leverages important local interfaces to guide rapid cell migration.

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  • Karen L. Xu & Nikolas Caprio & Hooman Fallahi & Mohammad Dehghany & Matthew D. Davidson & Lorielle Laforest & Brian C. H. Cheung & Yuqi Zhang & Mingming Wu & Vivek Shenoy & Lin Han & Robert L. Mauck &, 2024. "Microinterfaces in biopolymer-based bicontinuous hydrogels guide rapid 3D cell migration," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-46774-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46774-y
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