A Bidirectional Single-Cell Migration and Retrieval Chip for Quantitative Study of Dendritic Cell Migration

Ning Shao, Yufu Zhou, Jun Yao, Pengchao Zhang, Yanni Song, Kai Zhang, Xin Han, Bin Wang, Xuewu Liu

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Abstract

Dendritic cell (DC) migration is a fundamental step during execution of its adaptive immunity functions. Studying DC migration characteristics is critical for development of DC-dependent allergy treatments, vaccines, and cancer immunotherapies. Here, a microfluidics-based single-cell migration platform is described that enables high-throughput and precise bidirectional cell migration assays. It also allows selective retrieval of cell subpopulations that have different migratory potentials. Using this microfluidic platform, DC migration is investigated in response to different chemoattractants and inhibitors, quantitatively describe DC migration patterns and retrieve DC subpopulations of different migratory potentials for differential gene expression analysis. This platform opens an avenue for precise characterization of cell migration and potential discovery of therapeutic modulators.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2204544
JournalAdvanced Science
Volume10
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 15 2023

Keywords

  • cell retrieval
  • dendritic cell
  • microfluidics
  • RNA-seq
  • single cell migration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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