Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are a rare stem cell population found primarily in the bone marrow and responsible for the production of the body's full complement of blood and immune cells. Used clinically to treat a range of hematopoietic disorders, there is a significant need to identify approaches to selectively expand their numbers ex vivo. Here we describe a methacrylamide-functionalized gelatin (GelMA) hydrogel for in vitro culture of primary murine HSCs. Stem cell factor (SCF) is a critical biomolecular component of native HSC niches in vivo and is used in large dosages in cell culture media for HSC expansion in vitro. We report a photochemistry based approach to covalently immobilize SCF within GelMA hydrogels via acrylate-functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG) tethers. PEG-functionalized SCF retains the native bioactivity of SCF but can be stably incorporated and retained within the GelMA hydrogel over 7 days. Freshly-isolated murine HSCs cultured in GelMA hydrogels containing covalently-immobilized SCF showed reduced proliferation and improved selectivity for maintaining primitive HSCs. Comparatively, soluble SCF within the GelMA hydrogel network induced increased proliferation of differentiating hematopoietic cells. We used a microfluidic templating approach to create GelMA hydrogels containing gradients of immobilized SCF that locally direct HSC response. Together, we report a biomaterial platform to examine the effect of the local presentation of soluble vs. matrix-immobilized biomolecular signals on HSC expansion and lineage specification. This approach may be a critical component of a biomaterial-based artificial bone marrow to provide the correct sequence of niche signals to grow HSCs in the laboratory. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USAUniv Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
Morrison, Sean J.
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Scadden, David T.
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Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Harvard Stem Cell Inst, Ctr Regenerat Med, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USAUniv Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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Catholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South KoreaCatholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South Korea
Oh, Il-Hoan
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Humphries, R. Keith
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British Columbia Canc Agcy, Terry Fox Lab, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, CanadaCatholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South Korea
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Univ Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USAUniv Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Pedron, S.
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Harley, B. A. C.
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Univ Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Univ Illinois, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USAUniv Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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Univ Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USAUniv Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
Morrison, Sean J.
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Scadden, David T.
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Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Harvard Stem Cell Inst, Ctr Regenerat Med, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
Harvard Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USAUniv Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Childrens Res Inst, Dept Pediat, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
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Catholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South KoreaCatholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South Korea
Oh, Il-Hoan
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Humphries, R. Keith
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British Columbia Canc Agcy, Terry Fox Lab, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, CanadaCatholic Univ Korea, Catholic High Performance Cell Therapy Ctr, Dept Med Lifesci, Seoul 137701, South Korea
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Univ Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USAUniv Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Pedron, S.
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Harley, B. A. C.
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Univ Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Univ Illinois, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Urbana, IL 61801 USAUniv Illinois, Inst Genom Biol, Urbana, IL 61801 USA