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A Single-Cell Bioprinting Method to Reconstruct Native Cellular Microenvironments with Subcellular Resolution.

Haylie R Helms, Kody A Oyama, Alexander E Davies, Ellen M Langer, Luiz E Bertassoni

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5 authors.

Haylie R HelmsKnight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Kody A OyamaKnight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-6161-3010
Alexander E DaviesKnight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Ellen M LangerKnight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
Luiz E BertassoniKnight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

Funding

Understanding the origins of rapid recurrence of pancreatic cancer after resectionP30CA069533 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni · 1997 to 2026
$60.5M
An organ on-a-chip model of oral cancer and bone invasionR01DE035326 · NIDCR · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Targeting ERK-AKT-mediated single-cell drug response heterogeneity in metastatic osteosarcomaK01OD031811 · OD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI DAVIES, ALEXANDER E · 2021 to 2025
$599k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE035326NIH HHS K01 OD031811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue development and function are determined by the spatial organization of individual cells and their interactions. Yet experimental platforms capable of reconstructing cellular organization with single-cell precision for systematic interrogation remain lacking. Here we introduce a single-cell bioprinting platform that enables programmable reconstruction of cellular microenvironments through controlled single-cell placement with down to subcellular spatial control. We demonstrate intercellular spacing down to 1.3 μm, multiplexed deposition of up to eight cell types within a single construct, and reconstruction of biopsy-derived native cellular organization with 99% accuracy for single-cell placement relative to their native tissue coordinates. Using this framework, we show that manipulation of cellular arrangement allows for controlled interrogation of spatial transcriptional programs, cell-cell signaling networks, and migration dynamics in complex tissue microenvironments. This platform provides a generalizable experimental framework for causal interrogation of spatially defined cell-cell interactions at single-cell resolution.

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PMCPMC13252524

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