Programmable synthetic cytokine receptors polarize macrophages to user-defined functional states
Judith C. Lunger, Lucas E. Sant’Anna, Antonio Salcido-Alcántar, Rebeca Arroyo Hornero, Wansang Cho, Alun Vaughan-Jackson, Mingxin Gu, Jenny Y Liu, Alexandra Beckett, Joaquin Parrilla-Garcia, Sneha Ramakrishna, Michael Cory Bassik, Kyle G. Daniels
This paper introduces a synthetic cytokine receptor platform that programmably polarizes macrophages to defined functional states, showing enhanced phagocytosis and tumor reduction in mice.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology