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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Human Progenitor T-Cell Differentiation Regulated by the Mechanical Resistance of Thymus-Mimetic Extracellular Matrices.

Nicholas Jeffreys, Kyle T Ruark, Joshua M Price, Ella M Serrano-Wu, Blake Hanan, Andrew S Khalil, Wei-Hung Jung, Nuria Lafuente-Gómez, Christina M Tringides, Ann Gao and 11 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Nicholas JeffreysJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-619X
Kyle T RuarkJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Joshua M PriceJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Ella M Serrano-WuJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Blake HananJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2944-7503
Andrew S KhalilJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-6656
Wei-Hung JungJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4342-4105
Nuria Lafuente-GómezJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9269-3163
Christina M TringidesJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2747-1200
Ann GaoJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Joshua M BrockmanJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-3478
Andrew LuJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7231-5902
Izabela ZmirskaJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Kyle H ViningJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4009-879X
Junzhe LouJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3034-2445
Kwasi Adu-BerchieJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-6794
Siyoon KwonWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Hamza IjazWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Azeem ShardaDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0123-2127
David T ScaddenDepartment of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-7133
David J MooneyJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-773X

Funding

Characterizing the effects of extracellular matrix viscoelasticity on dendritic cell activationK00CA253759 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI JUNG, WEI-HUNG · 2022 to 2025
$363k
MRSEC DMR-2011754NCI NIH HHS K00 CA253759Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T-cell-based immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment, yet their reliance on patient-derived T-cells limits scalability and accessibility. Engineering functional T-cells de novo from human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) represents a promising alternative toward a renewable and customizable source of therapeutic lymphocytes. Successful HSC-derived T-cell generation requires recapitulation of key signaling and adhesion cues of the thymic microenvironment, particularly Notch1-DLL-4 and α4β1-integrin-VCAM-1 interactions within ex vivo engineered thymic niche (ETN) systems. Notch1-DLL-4 and α4β1-integrin-VCAM-1 interactions are known to respond to mechanical forces that regulate their bond dissociation behaviors and downstream signal transduction, yet manipulating the mechanosensitive features of these key receptor-ligand interactions in thymopoiesis has been largely ignored in current ETN designs. Here, we demonstrate that human T-cell development from cord blood-derived CD34

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Cell DifferentiationExtracellular MatrixHematopoietic Stem CellsThymus GlandT-LymphocytesHumansMechanotransduction, CellularReceptor, Notch1Receptor, Notch1extracellular matrixhematopoietic stem cellmechanotransductionnotch1progenitor T‐cellthymusviscoelasticityα4β1‐integrin

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PMID41486735
PMCPMC13366313

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