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Liver progenitor cells (LPCs) contribute to tissue regeneration after severe hepatic injury, yet signals instructing progenitor cell dynamics and fate are largely unknown. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP1) and TIMP3 control the sheddases ADAM10 and ADAM17, key for NOTCH activation. Here we uncover the role of the TIMP\/ADAM\/NOTCH\/DLK1 axis in LPC maintenance and cholangiocyte specification. Combined TIMP1\/TIMP3 loss in vivo caused abnormal portal triad stoichiometry accompanied by collagen deposits, dysregulated Notch signaling, and increased soluble DLK1. The MIC1-1C3\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    CD133\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    CD26\n                    <jats:sup>\u2013<\/jats:sup>\n                    biliary progenitor population was reduced following acute CCl\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    or chronic DDC liver injury and in aged TIMP-deficient livers. Single-cell RNA sequencing data interrogation and RNAscope identified portal mesenchymal cells coexpressing ADAM17\/DLK1 as enzymatically equipped to process DLK1 and direct LPC differentiation. Specifically, TIMP-deficient biliary fragment\u2013derived organoids displayed increased propensity for cholangiocyte differentiation. ADAM17 inhibition reduced\n                    <jats:italic>Sox9<\/jats:italic>\n                    -mediated cholangiocyte differentiation, prolonging organoid growth and survival, whereas WT organoids treated with soluble DLK1 triggered\n                    <jats:italic>Sox9<\/jats:italic>\n                    expression and cholangiocyte specification in mouse and patient-derived liver organoids. 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