Fig. 6. DyNAtrix is compatible with a variety of 3D cell and organoid cultures.
a, Confocal image of hiPSC cysts embedded in DyNAtrix [+RGD] that was crosslinked in serum-free mTeS1 medium. Cells were stained for OCT4 (pluripotency), phalloidin (F-actin) and DAPI (nuclei). b, Confocal image of MDCK cysts grown in DyNAtrix [+RGD] using heat-activated 18 nt SRCs as the crosslinker library. The cells were modified to express mNeonGreen-labelled E-cadherin and mScarlet-labelled podocalyxin. c, Confocal image of trophoblast organoids cultured in DyNAtrix [+RGD]. Cells were immunofluorescently stained for GATA3, E-cadherin, ENDOU and DAPI (nuclei). d, Representative microscopy images of hiPSC cysts grown in DyNAtrix [+RGD] compared with Matrigel. A comparison with DyNAtrix [−RGD] is shown in Supplementary Fig. 15. e, Representative confocal microscopy images of hiPSC cysts grown in DyNAtrix [+RGD] compared with Matrigel (day 7). Top: cross-sections. Bottom: projection image of a cyst in DyNAtrix [+RGD]. f, Representative bright-field images of trophoblast organoids grown in DyNAtrix [+RGD]/[–RGD] versus Matrigel. The red arrows mark organoids. g, Confocal microscopy images of a trophoblast organoid in DyNAtrix [+RGD] stained for TEAD4, E-cadherin, GCM1 and DAPI (nuclei) (day 7). A comparison with organoids in Matrigel is shown in Supplementary Fig. 21.