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Kumar S, Kapoor A, Desai S, Inamdar MM, Sen S. Proteolytic and non-proteolytic regulation of collective cell invasion: tuning by ECM density and organization. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19905. [PMID: 26832069 PMCID: PMC4735823 DOI: 10.1038/srep19905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Cancer cells manoeuvre through extracellular matrices (ECMs) using different invasion modes, including single cell and collective cell invasion. These modes rely on MMP-driven ECM proteolysis to make space for cells to move. How cancer-associated alterations in ECM influence the mode of invasion remains unclear. Further, the sensitivity of the two invasion modes to MMP dynamics remains unexplored. In this paper, we address these open questions using a multiscale hybrid computational model combining ECM density-dependent MMP secretion, MMP diffusion, ECM degradation by MMP and active cell motility. Our results demonstrate that in randomly aligned matrices, collective cell invasion is more efficient than single cell invasion. Although increase in MMP secretion rate enhances invasiveness independent of cell-cell adhesion, sustenance of collective invasion in dense matrices requires high MMP secretion rates. However, matrix alignment can sustain both single cell and collective cell invasion even without ECM proteolysis. Similar to our in-silico observations, increase in ECM density and MMP inhibition reduced migration of MCF-7 cells embedded in sandwich gels. Together, our results indicate that apart from cell intrinsic factors (i.e., high cell-cell adhesion and MMP secretion rates), ECM density and organization represent two important extrinsic parameters that govern collective cell invasion and invasion plasticity.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Xiong J, Yang H, Luo W, Shan E, Liu J, Zhang F, Xi T, Yang J. The anti-metastatic effect of 8-MOP on hepatocellular carcinoma is potentiated by the down-regulation of bHLH transcription factor DEC1. Pharmacol Res 2016; 105:121-33. [PMID: 26808085 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite progress in diagnostics and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), its prognosis remains poor. 8-Methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), a formerly considered photosensitizing agent, has been reported to induce cell apoptosis in HepG2 cells in a modest way when used alone. In this study, it was demonstrated that 8-MOP inhibited HCC HepG2 cells and SMMC-7721 cells migratory and invasive potentiality, as well as modulated the expression of various EMT-associated genes such as enhancing E-cadherin and reducing N-cadherin, vimentin, α-SMA and MMP9 in a concentration-dependent way. Differentiated embryonic chondrocyte-expressed gene 1, DEC1 (BHLHE40/Stra13/Sharp2), is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor that regulates cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis and tumorigenesis. 8-MOP suppressed the expression of DEC1 in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Overexpression of DEC1 endorsed the HepG2 cells a higher metastatic phenotype, while totally abolished 8-MOP-repressed metastatic capability. In the meanwhile, overexpression of DEC1 promoted EMT process by suppressing expression of epithelial protein and enhancing expression of mesenchymal proteins, while potently antagonized the regulation of EMT-associated genes by 8-MOP. In vivo experiments revealed that the treatment of 8-MOP (5 or 20mg/kg) resulted in a dose-dependent decreases in the lung metastasis of hepatoma H22-transplanted mice without any obvious toxicity to the organs, as well as increased expression of E-cadherin in lung tissues. Consistently, 8-MOP down-regulated the expression of DEC1 in the lungs of tumor-bearing mice, which further confirms that DEC1 was correlated with 8-MOP-induced anti-metastatic effect. The present findings establish a function for DEC1 in HCC metastatic progression and suggest its candidacy as a novel target for the anti-metastasis effect of 8-MOP.
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- Jing Xiong
- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
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- Research Center of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjiaxiang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
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Wilson NR, Olm-Shipman AJ, Acevedo DS, Palaniyandi K, Hall EG, Kosa E, Stumpff KM, Smith GJ, Pitstick L, Liao EC, Bjork BC, Czirok A, Saadi I. SPECC1L deficiency results in increased adherens junction stability and reduced cranial neural crest cell delamination. Sci Rep 2016; 6:17735. [PMID: 26787558 PMCID: PMC4726231 DOI: 10.1038/srep17735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs) delaminate from embryonic neural folds and migrate to pharyngeal arches, which give rise to most mid-facial structures. CNCC dysfunction plays a prominent role in the etiology of orofacial clefts, a frequent birth malformation. Heterozygous mutations in SPECC1L have been identified in patients with atypical and syndromic clefts. Here, we report that in SPECC1L-knockdown cultured cells, staining of canonical adherens junction (AJ) components, β-catenin and E-cadherin, was increased, and electron micrographs revealed an apico-basal diffusion of AJs. To understand the role of SPECC1L in craniofacial morphogenesis, we generated a mouse model of Specc1l deficiency. Homozygous mutants were embryonic lethal and showed impaired neural tube closure and CNCC delamination. Staining of AJ proteins was increased in the mutant neural folds. This AJ defect is consistent with impaired CNCC delamination, which requires AJ dissolution. Further, PI3K-AKT signaling was reduced and apoptosis was increased in Specc1l mutants. In vitro, moderate inhibition of PI3K-AKT signaling in wildtype cells was sufficient to cause AJ alterations. Importantly, AJ changes induced by SPECC1L-knockdown were rescued by activating the PI3K-AKT pathway. Together, these data indicate SPECC1L as a novel modulator of PI3K-AKT signaling and AJ biology, required for neural tube closure and CNCC delamination.
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- Nathan R Wilson
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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Mayor R, Etienne-Manneville S. The front and rear of collective cell migration. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2016; 17:97-109. [PMID: 26726037 DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2015.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 514] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Collective cell migration has a key role during morphogenesis and during wound healing and tissue renewal in the adult, and it is involved in cancer spreading. In addition to displaying a coordinated migratory behaviour, collectively migrating cells move more efficiently than if they migrated separately, which indicates that a cellular interplay occurs during collective cell migration. In recent years, evidence has accumulated confirming the importance of such intercellular communication and exploring the molecular mechanisms involved. These mechanisms are based both on direct physical interactions, which coordinate the cellular responses, and on the collective cell behaviour that generates an optimal environment for efficient directed migration. The recent studies have described how leader cells at the front of cell groups drive migration and have highlighted the importance of follower cells and cell-cell communication, both between followers and between follower and leader cells, to improve the efficiency of collective movement.
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- Roberto Mayor
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3691, Cell Polarity, Migration and Cancer Unit, 25 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Modeling the Transitions between Collective and Solitary Migration Phenotypes in Cancer Metastasis. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17379. [PMID: 26627083 PMCID: PMC4667179 DOI: 10.1038/srep17379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cellular plasticity during cancer metastasis is a major clinical challenge. Two key cellular plasticity mechanisms —Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and Mesenchymal-to-Amoeboid Transition (MAT) – have been carefully investigated individually, yet a comprehensive understanding of their interconnections remains elusive. Previously, we have modeled the dynamics of the core regulatory circuits for both EMT (miR-200/ZEB/miR-34/SNAIL) and MAT (Rac1/RhoA). We now extend our previous work to study the coupling between these two core circuits by considering the two microRNAs (miR-200 and miR-34) as external signals to the core MAT circuit. We show that this coupled circuit enables four different stable steady states (phenotypes) that correspond to hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal (E/M), mesenchymal (M), amoeboid (A) and hybrid amoeboid/mesenchymal (A/M) phenotypes. Our model recapitulates the metastasis-suppressing role of the microRNAs even in the presence of EMT-inducing signals like Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF). It also enables mapping the microRNA levels to the transitions among various cell migration phenotypes. Finally, it offers a mechanistic understanding for the observed phenotypic transitions among different cell migration phenotypes, specifically the Collective-to-Amoeboid Transition (CAT).
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A role for E-cadherin in ensuring cohesive migration of a heterogeneous population of non-epithelial cells. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7998. [PMID: 26272476 PMCID: PMC4557277 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Collective cell migration is a key process underlying the morphogenesis of many organs as well as tumour invasion, which very often involves heterogeneous cell populations. Here we investigated how such populations can migrate cohesively in the Drosophila posterior midgut, comprised of epithelial and mesenchymal cells and show a novel role for the epithelial adhesion molecule E-cadherin (E-Cad) in mesenchymal cells. Despite a lack of junctions at the ultrastructure level, reducing E-Cad levels causes mesenchymal cells to detach from one another and from neighbouring epithelial cells; as a result, coordination between the two populations is lost. Moreover, Bazooka and recycling mechanisms are also required for E-Cad accumulation in mesenchymal cells. These results indicate an active role for E-Cad in mediating cohesive and ordered migration of non-epithelial cells, and discount the notion of E-Cad as just an epithelial feature that has to be switched off to enable migration of mesenchymal cells.
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Sasaki JI, Hashimoto M, Yamaguchi S, Itoh Y, Yoshimoto I, Matsumoto T, Imazato S. Fabrication of Biomimetic Bone Tissue Using Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Three-Dimensional Constructs Incorporating Endothelial Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129266. [PMID: 26047122 PMCID: PMC4457484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The development of technologies to promote vascularization of engineered tissue would drive major developments in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Recently, we succeeded in fabricating three-dimensional (3D) cell constructs composed of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the majority of cells within the constructs underwent necrosis due to a lack of nutrients and oxygen. We hypothesized that incorporation of vascular endothelial cells would improve the cell survival rate and aid in the fabrication of biomimetic bone tissues in vitro. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of endothelial cells combined with the MSC constructs (MSC/HUVEC constructs) during short- and long-term culture. When human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were incorporated into the cell constructs, cell viability and growth factor production were increased after 7 days. Furthermore, HUVECs were observed to proliferate and self-organize into reticulate porous structures by interacting with the MSCs. After long-term culture, MSC/HUVEC constructs formed abundant mineralized matrices compared with those composed of MSCs alone. Transmission electron microscopy and qualitative analysis revealed that the mineralized matrices comprised porous cancellous bone-like tissues. These results demonstrate that highly biomimetic bone tissue can be fabricated in vitro by 3D MSC constructs incorporated with HUVECs.
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- Jun-Ichi Sasaki
- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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Bill R, Christofori G. The relevance of EMT in breast cancer metastasis: Correlation or causality? FEBS Lett 2015; 589:1577-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Pentimento: Neural Crest and the origin of mesectoderm. Dev Biol 2015; 401:37-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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von Zeidler SV, de Souza Botelho T, Mendonça EF, Batista AC. E-cadherin as a potential biomarker of malignant transformation in oral leukoplakia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:972. [PMID: 25518919 PMCID: PMC4301860 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Numerous attempts have been made to establish and develop tumor markers that could determine the susceptibility of normal tissues to transform into cancerous ones. To determine whether altered expression patterns of E-cadherin could be an early event in the progression of potentially malignant disorders to oral squamous cell carcinoma, this study aimed to assess the relationship between the immunoexpression of E-cadherin and the different degrees of epithelial dysplasia in oral leukoplakia. Methods Surgically excised specimens from patients with oral leukoplakia (n = 31), oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis (n = 12) and normal oral mucosa (n = 9) were immunostained for E-cadherin. Oral leukoplakia samples were distributed into low and high risk group according to a binary system for grading oral epithelial dysplasia. Comparative analyses between E-cadherin expression and microscopic features (WHO histological grading and epithelial dysplasia) were performed by Pearson Chi-square test (P < 0.05). Results Differences in E-cadherin expression were observed between normal oral mucosa and low risk oral leukoplakia (P = 0.006), low and high risk oral leukoplakia (P = 0.019), and high risk oral leukoplakia and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis (P = 0.0001). In addition, as epithelia undergo dysplastic changes, the risk of malignant transformation increases, and there is a reduction or loss of E-cadherin expression by keratinocytes. Reduced E-cadherin expression was an early phenomenon and it was observed in moderate-severe dysplasia, showing that the loss of epithelial cohesion may be an indicator of progression to oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusions E-cadherin could be used as a novel biomarker to identify lesions with potential risk for malignant transformation, which may provide opportunities for prophylactic interventions in high risk patient groups.
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- Sandra Ventorin von Zeidler
- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Av, Marechal Campos, 1468 Maruípe, Vitória, ES, Brazil ZIP Code 29,040-090.
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Xin M, Dong XW, Guo XL. Role of the interaction between galectin-3 and cell adhesion molecules in cancer metastasis. Biomed Pharmacother 2014; 69:179-85. [PMID: 25661355 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2014.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Galectin-3, a unique chimera-type member of the β-galactoside-binding soluble lectin family, is present in both normal and cancer cells and plays a crucial role in the regulation of cell adhesion. It is involved both in accelerating detachment of cells from primary tumor sites and promoting cancer cell adhesion and survival to anoikis in the blood stream. Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are membrane receptors that mediate cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, and are essential for transducing intracellular signals responsible for adhesion, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and organ-specific metastasis. This review will discuss the recent advances in our understanding the biological functions, mechanism and therapeutic implication of the interaction between galectin-3 and CAMs in cancer metastasis.
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- Ming Xin
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
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The subdivision of the embryo into physically distinct regions is one of the most fundamental processes in development. General hypotheses for tissue separation based on differential adhesion or tension have been proposed in the past, but with little experimental support. During the last decade, the field has experienced a strong revival, largely driven by renewed interest in biophysical modeling of development. Here, I will discuss the various models of boundary formation and summarize recent studies that have shifted our understanding of the process from the simple juxtaposition of global tissue properties to the characterization of local cellular reactions. Current evidence favors a model whereby separation is controlled by cell surface cues, which, upon cell-cell contact, generate acute changes in cytoskeletal and adhesive properties to inhibit cell mixing, and whereby the integration of multiple local cues may dictate both the global morphogenetic properties of a tissue and its separation from adjacent cell populations.
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- François Fagotto
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 0B1, Canada
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Craig SEL, Brady-Kalnay SM. Regulation of development and cancer by the R2B subfamily of RPTPs and the implications of proteolysis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 37:108-18. [PMID: 25223585 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The initial cloning of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) was met with excitement because of their hypothesized function in counterbalancing receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. In recent years, members of a subfamily of RPTPs with homophilic cell-cell adhesion capabilities, known as the R2B subfamily, have been shown to have functions beyond that of counteracting tyrosine kinase activity, by independently influencing cell signaling in their own right and by regulating cell adhesion. The R2B subfamily is composed of four members: PTPmu (PTPRM), PTPrho (PTPRT), PTPkappa (PTPRK), and PCP-2 (PTPRU). The effects of this small subfamily of RPTPs is far reaching, influencing several developmental processes and cancer. In fact, R2B RPTPs are predicted to be tumor suppressors and are among the most frequently mutated protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in cancer. Confounding these conclusions are more recent studies suggesting that proteolysis of the full-length R2B RPTPs result in oncogenic extracellular and intracellular protein fragments. This review discusses the current knowledge of the role of R2B RPTPs in development and cancer, with special detail given to the mechanisms and implications that proteolysis has on R2B RPTP function. We also touch upon the concept of exploiting R2B proteolysis to develop cancer imaging tools, and consider the effects of R2B proteolysis on axon guidance, perineural invasion and collective cell migration.
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- Sonya E L Craig
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4960, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4960, USA; Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Cai D, Chen SC, Prasad M, He L, Wang X, Choesmel-Cadamuro V, Sawyer JK, Danuser G, Montell DJ. Mechanical feedback through E-cadherin promotes direction sensing during collective cell migration. Cell 2014; 157:1146-59. [PMID: 24855950 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 346] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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E-cadherin is a major homophilic cell-cell adhesion molecule that inhibits motility of individual cells on matrix. However, its contribution to migration of cells through cell-rich tissues is less clear. We developed an in vivo sensor of mechanical tension across E-cadherin molecules, which we combined with cell-type-specific RNAi, photoactivatable Rac, and morphodynamic profiling, to interrogate how E-cadherin contributes to collective migration of cells between other cells. Using the Drosophila ovary as a model, we found that adhesion between border cells and their substrate, the nurse cells, functions in a positive feedback loop with Rac and actin assembly to stabilize forward-directed protrusion and directionally persistent movement. Adhesion between individual border cells communicates direction from the lead cell to the followers. Adhesion between motile cells and polar cells holds the cluster together and polarizes each individual cell. Thus, E-cadherin is an integral component of the guidance mechanisms that orchestrate collective chemotaxis in vivo.
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- Danfeng Cai
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9625, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037-1000, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Université P. Sabatier Toulouse III and CNRS, LBCMCP, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037-1000, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9625, USA.
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Cellular migration and invasion uncoupled: increased migration is not an inexorable consequence of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:3486-99. [PMID: 25002532 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00694-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Metastatic dissemination requires carcinoma cells to detach from the primary tumor and invade through the basement membrane. To acquire these characteristics, epithelial tumor cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMT), whereby cells lose polarity and E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion. Post-EMT cells have also been shown, or assumed, to be more migratory; however, there have been contradictory reports on an immortalized human mammary epithelial cell line (HMLE) that underwent EMT. In the context of carcinoma-associated EMT, it is not yet clear whether the change in migration and invasion must be positively correlated during EMT or whether enhanced migration is a necessary consequence of having undergone EMT. Here, we report that pre-EMT rat prostate cancer (PC) and HMLE cells are more migratory than their post-EMT counterparts. To determine a mechanism for increased epithelial cell migration, gene expression analysis was performed and revealed an increase in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in pre-EMT cells. Indeed, inhibition of EGFR in PC epithelial cells slowed migration. Importantly, while post-EMT PC and HMLE cell lines are less migratory, both remain invasive in vitro and, for PC cells, in vivo. Our study demonstrates that enhanced migration is not a phenotypic requirement of EMT, and migration and invasion can be uncoupled during carcinoma-associated EMT.
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Etienne-Manneville S. Neighborly relations during collective migration. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2014; 30:51-9. [PMID: 24997300 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The collective migration of sheets, cohorts, chains or streams of cells contributes to embryogenesis, tissue remodeling and repair as well as to cancer invasion. The functional coordination between neighboring cells is at the heart of collective migration, during which cells migrate with a similar speed in an identical direction. Far from being the result of the simultaneous migration of isolated cells, collective migration relies on the intercellular communication between migrating cells. Although the mechanisms of cell coordination are far from being completely understood, accumulated evidence show that exchange of mechanical and chemical information by direct intercellular contacts and by soluble extracellular signals orchestrate the coordinated behavior of collectively migrating cells.
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- Sandrine Etienne-Manneville
- Institut Pasteur - CNRS URA 2582, Cell Polarity, Migration and Cancer Unit, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
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A cadherin switch underlies malignancy in high-grade gliomas. Oncogene 2014; 34:1991-2002. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kato T, Enomoto A, Watanabe T, Haga H, Ishida S, Kondo Y, Furukawa K, Urano T, Mii S, Weng L, Ishida-Takagishi M, Asai M, Asai N, Kaibuchi K, Murakumo Y, Takahashi M. TRIM27/MRTF-B-dependent integrin β1 expression defines leading cells in cancer cell collectives. Cell Rep 2014; 7:1156-67. [PMID: 24794433 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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For collective invasion, cancer cells form cohesive groups comprised of leading cells (LCs) at the forefront and following cells (FCs) at the rear. However, the molecular mechanisms that define LCs and FCs remain elusive. Here, we demonstrated that LCs, but not FCs, upregulated the expression of integrin β1 after the loss of intercellular adhesion. The LC-specific expression of integrin β1 was posttranscriptionally regulated by the TRIM27/MRTF-B complex in response to the loss of intercellular adhesion, thereby regulating the stability and translation of integrin β1 mRNA via microRNA-124 in LCs. Accordingly, depletion of TRIM27 and MRTF-B abrogated the upregulation of integrin β1 in LCs and blocked the invasion of cancer cell groups in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, our findings revealed that the specific function of LCs was defined by intrinsic mechanisms related to the presence of the cell's free surface, providing insights into the regulation of intratumor heterogeneity.
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- Takuya Kato
- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, N10-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan; Research Center for Cooperative Projects, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15-W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Transdisciplinary Life Science Course, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, N10-W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry II, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry II, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathology, Center for Neurological Disease and Cancer, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan; Division of Molecular Pathology, Center for Neurological Disease and Cancer, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Stanley A, Thompson K, Hynes A, Brakebusch C, Quondamatteo F. NADPH oxidase complex-derived reactive oxygen species, the actin cytoskeleton, and Rho GTPases in cell migration. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:2026-42. [PMID: 24251358 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Rho GTPases are historically known to be central regulators of actin cytoskeleton reorganization. This affects many processes including cell migration. In addition, members of the Rac subfamily are known to be involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production through the regulation of NADPH oxidase (Nox) activity. This review focuses on relationships between Nox-regulated ROS, Rho GTPases, and cytoskeletal reorganization, in the context of cell migration. RECENT ADVANCES It has become clear that ROS participate in the regulation of certain Rho GTPase family members, thus mediating cytoskeletal reorganization. CRITICAL ISSUES The role of the actin cytoskeleton in providing a scaffold for components of the Nox complex needs to be examined in the light of these new advances. During cell migration, Rho GTPases, ROS, and cytoskeletal organization appear to function as a complex regulatory network. However, more work is needed to fully elucidate the interactions between these factors and their potential in vivo importance. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Ultrastructural analysis, that is, electron microscopy, particularly immunogold labeling, will enable direct visualization of subcellular compartments. This in conjunction with the analysis of tissues lacking specific Rho GTPases, and Nox components will facilitate a detailed examination of the interactions of these structures with the actin cytoskeleton. In combination with the analysis of ROS production, including its subcellular location, these data will contribute significantly to our understanding of this intricate network under physiological conditions. Based on this, in vivo and in vitro studies can then be combined to elucidate the signaling pathways involved and their targets.
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- Alanna Stanley
- 1 Skin and Extracellular Matrix Research Group , Anatomy, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Dubon MJ, Byeon Y, Jung N, Son Y, Park KS. Substance P modulates properties of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Tissue Eng Regen Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13770-014-0012-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The transdifferentiation of epithelial cells into motile mesenchymal cells, a process known as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), is integral in development, wound healing and stem cell behaviour, and contributes pathologically to fibrosis and cancer progression. This switch in cell differentiation and behaviour is mediated by key transcription factors, including SNAIL, zinc-finger E-box-binding (ZEB) and basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, the functions of which are finely regulated at the transcriptional, translational and post-translational levels. The reprogramming of gene expression during EMT, as well as non-transcriptional changes, are initiated and controlled by signalling pathways that respond to extracellular cues. Among these, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) family signalling has a predominant role; however, the convergence of signalling pathways is essential for EMT.
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Cell jamming: collective invasion of mesenchymal tumor cells imposed by tissue confinement. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2386-95. [PMID: 24721714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer invasion is a multi-step process which coordinates interactions between tumor cells with mechanotransduction towards the surrounding matrix, resulting in distinct cancer invasion strategies. Defined by context, mesenchymal tumors, including melanoma and fibrosarcoma, develop either single-cell or collective invasion modes, however, the mechanical and molecular programs underlying such plasticity of mesenchymal invasion programs remain unclear. METHODS To test how tissue anatomy determines invasion mode, spheroids of MV3 melanoma and HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells were embedded into 3D collagen matrices of varying density and stiffness and analyzed for migration type and efficacy with matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-dependent collagen degradation enabled or pharmacologically inhibited. RESULTS With increasing collagen density and dependent on proteolytic collagen breakdown and track clearance, but independent of matrix stiffness, cells switched from single-cell to collective invasion modes. Conversion to collective invasion included gain of cell-to-cell junctions, supracellular polarization and joint guidance along migration tracks. CONCLUSIONS The density of the extracellulair matrix (ECM) determines the invasion mode of mesenchymal tumor cells. Whereas fibrillar, high porosity ECM enables single-cell dissemination, dense matrix induces cell-cell interaction, leader-follower cell behavior and collective migration as an obligate protease-dependent process. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE These findings establish plasticity of cancer invasion programs in response to ECM porosity and confinement, thereby recapitulating invasion patterns of mesenchymal tumors in vivo. The conversion to collective invasion with increasing ECM confinement supports the concept of cell jamming as a guiding principle for melanoma and fibrosarcoma cells into dense tissue. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Matrix-mediated cell behaviour and properties.
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Fort P, Théveneau E. PleiotRHOpic: Rho pathways are essential for all stages of Neural Crest development. Small GTPases 2014; 5:e27975. [PMID: 24614304 DOI: 10.4161/sgtp.27975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Neural Crest (NC) cells are a multipotent migratory stem cell population unique to vertebrates, which contributes extensively to the formation of a wide array of neural and non-neural structures in the embryo. NC cells originate in the ectoderm at the border of the neural tube, undergo an epithelial-mesenchymal transition and acquire outstanding individual and collective migratory properties that allow them to disseminate and differentiate to different parts of the body. This exquisite capacity to switch from an epithelium to motile cells represents both a puzzling biological issue and an attractive model to address the basic mechanisms of cell migration and their alteration during cancer progression. Here we review how signaling pathways controlled by Rho GTPases, key players in cell adhesion, contraction, migration and polarity, contribute to the control the different phases of NC development.
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- Philippe Fort
- CNRS; University Montpellier 2; CRBM-UMR5237; Montpellier, France
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- CNRS; University Toulouse III; Centre de Biologie du Développement; UMR5547; Toulouse, France
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Wu TH, Chou YW, Chiu PH, Tang MJ, Hu CW, Yeh ML. Validation of the effects of TGF-β1 on tumor recurrence and prognosis through tumor retrieval and cell mechanical properties. Cancer Cell Int 2014; 14:20. [PMID: 24581230 PMCID: PMC3973896 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-14-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background In vivo, the transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1)-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) occurs in seconds during cancer cells intravasation and extravasation. Although it has been established that cellular stiffness can change as a cancer cell transformed, the precise relationship between TGF-β1-induced mesenchymal stem cell mechanics and cancer prognosis remains unclear. Accordingly, it is hard to define the effects of EMT on cell mechanical properties (CMs), tumor recurrence and metastasis risks. This study bridges physical and pathological disciplines to reconcile single-cell mechanical measurements of tumor cells. Methods and results We developed a microplate measurement system (MMS) and revealed the intrinsic divergent tumor composition of retrieval cells by cell stiffness and adhesion force and flow cytometry analysis. After flow cytometry sorting, we could measure the differences in CMs of the Sca-1+-CD44+ (mesenchymal-stem-cell-type) and the other subgroups. As well as the stiffer and heterogeneous compositions among tumor tissues with higher recurrence risk were depicted by MMS and atomic force microscopy (AFM). An in vitro experiment validated that Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells acquired higher CMs and motility after EMT, but abrogated by SB-505124 inhibition. Concomitantly, the CD31, MMP13 and TGF-β1 enriched micro-environment in the tumor was associated with higher recurrence and distal lung metastasis risks. Furthermore, we report a comprehensive effort to correlate CMs to tumor-prognosis indicators, in which a decreased body weight gain ratio (BWG) and increased tumor weight (TW) were correlated with increased CMs. Conclusions Together, we determined that TGF-β1 was significantly associated with malignant tumor progressing. In terms of clinical applications, local tumor excision followed by MMS analysis offers an opportunity to predict tumor recurrence and metastasis risks.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No,1 University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
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Wang XB, Lin YL, Li ZG, Ma JH, Li J, Ma JG. Protocadherin 17 promoter methylation in tumour tissue from patients with bladder transitional cell carcinoma. J Int Med Res 2014; 42:292-9. [PMID: 24567353 DOI: 10.1177/0300060513504364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical significance of protocadherin 17 (PCDH17) promoter methylation in bladder cancer. METHODS Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction was used to examine the promoter methylation status of PCDH17 in tumour tissue specimens obtained from patients with bladder cancer, and in normal bladder epithelial tissue specimens obtained from age- and sex-matched controls. The correlations between methylation status and demographic and clinicopathological parameters, and disease outcome, were assessed. RESULTS Methylation of the PCDH17 promoter was detected in 77/115 (67.0%) patients with bladder cancer and 0/43 (0%) of the controls. Methylation was significantly associated with high cancer grade (G3), advanced cancer stage (T2-T4), large tumour diameter (> 3 cm) and tumour recurrence. Methylation was also associated with significantly shorter survival time compared with unmethylated PCDH17 in patients with bladder cancer, and was an independent predictor of overall survival. CONCLUSIONS PCDH17 promoter methylation is closely associated with bladder cancer malignancy and may be used as an independent predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with bladder cancer.
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- Xiao-Bo Wang
- Department of Urology, Tianjin People's Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Vedula SRK, Hirata H, Nai MH, Brugués A, Toyama Y, Trepat X, Lim CT, Ladoux B. Epithelial bridges maintain tissue integrity during collective cell migration. NATURE MATERIALS 2014; 13:87-96. [PMID: 24292420 DOI: 10.1038/nmat3814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The ability of skin to act as a barrier is primarily determined by the efficiency of skin cells to maintain and restore its continuity and integrity. In fact, during wound healing keratinocytes migrate collectively to maintain their cohesion despite heterogeneities in the extracellular matrix. Here, we show that monolayers of human keratinocytes migrating along functionalized micropatterned surfaces comprising alternating strips of extracellular matrix (fibronectin) and non-adherent polymer form suspended multicellular bridges over the non-adherent areas. The bridges are held together by intercellular adhesion and are subjected to considerable tension, as indicated by the presence of prominent actin bundles. We also show that a model based on force propagation through an elastic material reproduces the main features of bridge maintenance and tension distribution. Our findings suggest that multicellular bridges maintain tissue integrity during wound healing when cell-substrate interactions are weak and may prove helpful in the design of artificial scaffolds for skin regeneration.
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), ICREA, and Facultat de Medicina-Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- 1] Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore [2] Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 117543, Singapore
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), ICREA, and Facultat de Medicina-Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- 1] Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore [2] Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- 1] Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, 117411, Singapore [2] Institut Jacques Monod (IJM), CNRS UMR 7592 and Université Paris Diderot, Paris 75013, France
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Moore R, Theveneau E, Pozzi S, Alexandre P, Richardson J, Merks A, Parsons M, Kashef J, Linker C, Mayor R. Par3 controls neural crest migration by promoting microtubule catastrophe during contact inhibition of locomotion. Development 2013; 140:4763-75. [PMID: 24173803 DOI: 10.1242/dev.098509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There is growing evidence that contact inhibition of locomotion (CIL) is essential for morphogenesis and its failure is thought to be responsible for cancer invasion; however, the molecular bases of this phenomenon are poorly understood. Here we investigate the role of the polarity protein Par3 in CIL during migration of the neural crest, a highly migratory mesenchymal cell type. In epithelial cells, Par3 is localised to the cell-cell adhesion complex and is important in the definition of apicobasal polarity, but the localisation and function of Par3 in mesenchymal cells are not well characterised. We show in Xenopus and zebrafish that Par3 is localised to the cell-cell contact in neural crest cells and is essential for CIL. We demonstrate that the dynamics of microtubules are different in different parts of the cell, with an increase in microtubule catastrophe at the collision site during CIL. Par3 loss-of-function affects neural crest migration by reducing microtubule catastrophe at the site of cell-cell contact and abrogating CIL. Furthermore, Par3 promotes microtubule catastrophe by inhibiting the Rac-GEF Trio, as double inhibition of Par3 and Trio restores microtubule catastrophe at the cell contact and rescues CIL and neural crest migration. Our results demonstrate a novel role of Par3 during neural crest migration, which is likely to be conserved in other processes that involve CIL such as cancer invasion or cell dispersion.
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- Rachel Moore
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Czirók A, Varga K, Méhes E, Szabó A. Collective cell streams in epithelial monolayers depend on cell adhesion. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS 2013; 15:10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/075006. [PMID: 24363603 PMCID: PMC3866308 DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/075006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We report a spontaneously emerging, randomly oriented, collective streaming behavior within a monolayer culture of a human keratinocyte cell line, and explore the effect of modulating cell adhesions by perturbing the function of calcium-dependent cell adhesion molecules. We demonstrate that decreasing cell adhesion induces narrower and more anisotropic cell streams, reminiscent of decreasing the Taylor scale of turbulent liquids. To explain our empirical findings, we propose a cell-based model that represents the dual nature of cell-cell adhesions. Spring-like connections provide mechanical stability, while a cellular Potts model formalism represents surface-tension driven attachment. By changing the relevance and persistence of mechanical links between cells, we are able to explain the experimentally observed changes in emergent flow patterns.
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- András Czirók
- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS, USA
- Dept. of Biological Physics; Eotvos University; Budapest, Hungary
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- Dept. of Biological Physics; Eotvos University; Budapest, Hungary
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- Dept. of Biological Physics; Eotvos University; Budapest, Hungary
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- Dept. of Biological Physics; Eotvos University; Budapest, Hungary
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Leong MC, Vedula SRK, Lim CT, Ladoux B. Geometrical constraints and physical crowding direct collective migration of fibroblasts. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6:e23197. [PMID: 23750300 PMCID: PMC3609846 DOI: 10.4161/cib.23197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Migrating cells constantly interact with their immediate microenvironment and neighbors. Although studies on single cell migration offer us insights into the molecular and biochemical signaling pathways, they cannot predict the influence of cell crowding and geometrical cues. Using microfabrication techniques, we examine the influence of cell density and geometrical constraints on migrating fibroblasts. Fibroblasts were allowed to migrate on fibronectin strips of different widths. Under such conditions, cells experience various physical guidance cues including boundary effect, confinement and contact inhibition from neighboring cells. Fibroblasts migrating along the edge of the fibronectin pattern exhibit spindle-like morphology, reminiscent of migrating cells within confined space and high cell density are associated with increased alignment and higher speed in migrating fibroblasts.
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- Man Chun Leong
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Hirashima T, Hosokawa Y, Iino T, Nagayama M. On fundamental cellular processes for emergence of collective epithelial movement. Biol Open 2013; 2:660-6. [PMID: 23862013 PMCID: PMC3711033 DOI: 10.1242/bio.20134523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In all animals, collective cell movement is an essential process in many events, including wound healing and embryonic development. However, our understanding of what characterizes the emergence of multicellular collective behavior is still far from complete. In this article we showed the fundamental cellular processes that drive collective cell movement by means of integrated approaches, including precise quantification measurements and mathematical modeling of measured data. First, we observed the dependence of the collective behaviors of cultured human skin cells on Ca2+ concentrations. When the culturing area confined by a PDMS sheet was suddenly expanded by removing the sheet, the group of cells moved to the expanded area with higher collectivity at higher Ca2+ concentrations. Next, we quantitatively measured cellular responses to the Ca2+ treatments, such as cell growth, cell division, and the strength of intercellular adhesion. Using a femtosecond-laser-based assay, an original method for estimating intercellular adhesion, we found that the strength of intercellular adhesion has an approximately 13-fold range in our treatments. Incorporating the quantitative data into a mathematical model, we then confirmed that the model well reproduced the multicellular behaviors we observed, demonstrating that the strength of intercellular adhesion sufficiently determines the generation of collective cell movement. Finally, we performed extensive numerical experiments, and the results suggested that the emergence of collective cell movement is derived by an optimal balance between the strength of intercellular adhesion and the intensity of cell migration.
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- Tsuyoshi Hirashima
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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