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ArticleBiosensors & bioelectronics2025

Multiplexed profiling of single-cell secretion on a hierarchical loading microwell chip.

Ning Shao, Yufu Zhou, Xuewu Liu

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Article in Biosensors & bioelectronics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Ning ShaoDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: nshao@houstonmethodist.org.
Yufu ZhouDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
Xuewu LiuDepartment of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: xliu@houstonmethodist.org.

Funding

Biophysical roles of pre-metastatic niche evolution on transport of circulating tumor cellsU01CA244107 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI KOJIC, MILOS, LEONARD, FRANSISCA · 2020 to 2024
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NCI NIH HHS U01 CA244107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein secretion is involved in many biological processes, such as cellular communication, embryonic development, tissue homeostasis, disease pathogenesis, and execution of immune functions. Highly multiplexed detection of single-cell secretion is greatly needed but has always been challenging. Herein, we present a hierarchical loading microwell chip (HL-Chip) -based method that efficiently aligns thousands of single cells with multiple antibody-coated microbeads for highly multiplexed detection of secreted proteins from single cells. We demonstrate the applications of this platform in profiling secretion of six cytokines from single T cells and macrophages after pan- and antigen-specific stimulation. The 6-plex cytokine profiling reveals an early but transient cytokine burst and polyfunctional heterogeneity in antigen peptide-stimulated T cell receptor-engineered T (TCR-T) cells. This simple and versatile technology could find its application in single-cell measurements in both biological discoveries and clinical diagnosis.

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Biosensing TechniquesCytokinesSingle-Cell AnalysisT-LymphocytesAnimalsEquipment DesignHumansLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMacrophagesMiceCytokinesCytokine secretionMicrofluidicsMultiplexed detectionSingle-cell analysisTCR-T cell

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