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3D collagen matrices modulate the transcriptional trajectory of bone marrow hematopoietic progenitors into macrophage lineage commitment.


ABSTRACT: Physical signals provided by the extracellular matrix (ECM) are key microenvironmental parameters for the fate decision of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) in bone marrow. Insights into cell-ECM interactions are critical for advancing HSC-based tissue engineering. Herein, we employed collagen hydrogels and collagen-alginate hydrogels of defined stiffness to study the behaviors of hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). Three-dimensional (3D) collagen hydrogels with a stiffness of 45 Pa were found to promote HPC maintenance and colony formation of monocyte/macrophage progenitors. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), we also characterized the comprehensive transcriptional profiles of cells randomly selected from two-dimensional (2D) and 3D hydrogels. A distinct maturation trajectory from HPCs into macrophages within the 3D microenvironment was revealed by these results. 3D-derived macrophages expressed high levels of various cytokines and chemokines, such as Saa3, Cxcl2, Socs3 and Tnf. Furthermore, enhanced communication between 3D-macrophages and other hematopoietic clusters based on ligand-repair interactions was demonstrated through bioinformatic analyses. Our research underlines the regulatory role of matrix-dimensionality in HPC differentiation and therefore probably be applied to the generation of specialized macrophages.

SUBMITTER: Zhang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8636680 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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