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Laser Bioprinting of Cells Using UV and Visible Wavelengths: A Comparative DNA Damage Study. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:bioengineering9080378. [PMID: 36004903 PMCID: PMC9405344 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9080378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Laser-based techniques for printing cells onto different substrates with high precision and resolution present unique opportunities for contributing to a wide range of biomedical applications, including tissue engineering. In this study, laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) printing was employed to rapidly and accurately deposit patterns of cancer cells in a non-contact manner, using two different wavelengths, 532 and 355 nm. To evaluate the effect of LIFT on the printed cells, their growth and DNA damage profiles were assessed and evaluated quantitatively over several days. The damaging effect of LIFT-printing was thoroughly investigated, for the first time at a single cell level, by counting individual double strand breaks (DSB). Overall, we found that LIFT was able to safely print patterns of breast cancer cells with high viability with little or no heat or shear damage to the cells, as indicated by unperturbed growth and negligible gross DNA damage.
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Ungai-Salánki R, Peter B, Gerecsei T, Orgovan N, Horvath R, Szabó B. A practical review on the measurement tools for cellular adhesion force. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 269:309-333. [PMID: 31128462 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions are fundamental in all multicellular organisms. They play a key role in cellular growth, differentiation, pattern formation and migration. Cell-cell adhesion is substantial in the immune response, pathogen-host interactions, and tumor development. The success of tissue engineering and stem cell implantations strongly depends on the fine control of live cell adhesion on the surface of natural or biomimetic scaffolds. Therefore, the quantitative and precise measurement of the adhesion strength of living cells is critical, not only in basic research but in modern technologies, too. Several techniques have been developed or are under development to quantify cell adhesion. All of them have their pros and cons, which has to be carefully considered before the experiments and interpretation of the recorded data. Current review provides a guide to choose the appropriate technique to answer a specific biological question or to complete a biomedical test by measuring cell adhesion.
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The F-actin and adherence-dependent mechanical differentiation of normal epithelial cells after TGF-β1-induced EMT (tEMT) using a microplate measurement system. Biomed Microdevices 2014; 16:465-78. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-014-9849-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Unal M, Alapan Y, Jia H, Varga AG, Angelino K, Aslan M, Sayin I, Han C, Jiang Y, Zhang Z, Gurkan UA. Micro and Nano-Scale Technologies for Cell Mechanics. Nanobiomedicine (Rij) 2014; 1:5. [PMID: 30023016 PMCID: PMC6029242 DOI: 10.5772/59379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cell mechanics is a multidisciplinary field that bridges cell biology, fundamental mechanics, and micro and nanotechnology, which synergize to help us better understand the intricacies and the complex nature of cells in their native environment. With recent advances in nanotechnology, microfabrication methods and micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS), we are now well situated to tap into the complex micro world of cells. The field that brings biology and MEMS together is known as Biological MEMS (BioMEMS). BioMEMS take advantage of systematic design and fabrication methods to create platforms that allow us to study cells like never before. These new technologies have been rapidly advancing the study of cell mechanics. This review article provides a succinct overview of cell mechanics and comprehensively surveys micro and nano-scale technologies that have been specifically developed for and are relevant to the mechanics of cells. Here we focus on micro and nano-scale technologies, and their applications in biology and medicine, including imaging, single cell analysis, cancer cell mechanics, organ-on-a-chip systems, pathogen detection, implantable devices, neuroscience and neurophysiology. We also provide a perspective on the future directions and challenges of technologies that relate to the mechanics of cells.
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- Mustafa Unal
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Case Biomanufacturing and Microfabrication Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA
- Advanced Platform Technology Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, USA
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Development of a novel liquid crystal based cell traction force transducer system. Biosens Bioelectron 2012; 39:14-20. [PMID: 22809522 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Keratinocyte traction forces play a crucial role in wound healing. The aim of this study was to develop a novel cell traction force (CTF) transducer system based on cholesteryl ester liquid crystals (LC). Keratinocytes cultured on LC induced linear and isolated deformation lines in the LC surface. As suggested by the fluorescence staining, the deformation lines appeared to correlate with the forces generated by the contraction of circumferential actin filaments which were transmitted to the LC surface via the focal adhesions. Due to the linear viscoelastic behavior of the LC, Hooke's equation was used to quantify the CTFs by associating Young's modulus of LC to the cell induced stresses and biaxial strain in forming the LC deformation. Young's modulus of the LC was profiled by using spherical indentation and determined at approximately 87.1±17.2kPa. A new technique involving cytochalasin-B treatment was used to disrupt the intracellular force generating actin fibers, and consequently the biaxial strain in the LC induced by the cells was determined. Due to the improved sensitivity and spatial resolution (∼1μm) of the LC based CTF transducer, a wide range of CTFs was determined (10-120nN). These were found to be linearly proportional to the length of the deformations. The linear relationship of CTF-deformations was then applied in a bespoke CTF mapping software to estimate CTFs and to map CTF fields. The generated CTF map highlighted distinct distributions and different magnitude of CTFs were revealed for polarized and non-polarized keratinocytes.
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Ay C, Yeh CC, Hsu MC, Hurng HY, Kwok PCL, Chang HI. Evaluation of the correlation between focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation and cell adhesion force using "DEP" technology. SENSORS 2012; 12:5951-65. [PMID: 22778624 PMCID: PMC3386723 DOI: 10.3390/s120505951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is the phenomenon in which a particle, such as a living cell, is polarized and moved by electrical gravity in a non-uniform electric field. In the present study, the DEP force is utilized to act on the cells to induce spatial movement for investigating the correlation between the cell adhesion force and activation level of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). The DEP force produced by the non-uniform electric field was used to measure the cell adhesion force of ECV304 cells, on type 1 collagen (COL1)- and fibronectin (FN)-coated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes. For COL1-coating, ECV304 cells revealed weak and variable adhesion force (0.343–0.760 nN) in the first eight hours of incubation. Interestingly, the cell adhesion force of ECV304 at two and five hours of cultivation was significantly high and matched their FAK activation level. In comparison, ECV304 on FN-coated membrane had higher and more stable cell adhesion force (0.577–2.053 nN). FN coating intensified the cell adhesion force of ECV304 with culture time and similar outcome was present on the activation level of FAK. Therefore, this study demonstrated a relationship between cell adhesion force and FAK activation level that was dependant on the choice of the extracellular matrix (ECM) component. Subsequently, two tyrosine kinase inhibitors (AG18 and genistein) and one PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) were applied to study the influence of protein phosphorylation on the cell adhesion force. FAK plays an important role on cell attachment and DEP force measurement is a useful technique for studying cell adhesion.
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- Chyung Ay
- Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, National Chiayi University, No. 300, University Road, East District, Chiayi 600, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.A.); (M.-C.H.); (H.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Chiayi Branch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, No.600, Sec. 2, Shixian Road, West District, Chiayi City 60090, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, National Chiayi University, No. 300, University Road, East District, Chiayi 600, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.A.); (M.-C.H.); (H.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, National Chiayi University, No. 300, University Road, East District, Chiayi 600, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.A.); (M.-C.H.); (H.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong; E-Mail:
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- Department of Biomechatronic Engineering, National Chiayi University, No. 300, University Road, East District, Chiayi 600, Taiwan; E-Mails: (C.A.); (M.-C.H.); (H.-Y.H.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +886-5-271-7923; Fax: +886-5-271-7780
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Cell adhesion to plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) titania coatings, assessed using a centrifuging technique. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2011; 4:2103-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Laser direct-write technology such as modified laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is emerging as a revolutionary technology for biological construct fabrication. While many modified LIFT-based cell direct writing successes have been achieved, possible process-induced cell injury and death is still a big hurdle for modified LIFT-based cell direct writing to be a viable technology. The objective of this study is to propose metallic foil-assisted LIFT using a four-layer structure to achieve better droplet size control and increase cell viability in direct writing of human colon cancer cells (HT-29). The proposed four layers include a quartz disk, a sacrificial and adhesive layer, a metallic foil, and a cell suspension layer. The bubble formation-induced stress wave is responsible for droplet formation. It is found that the proposed metallic foil-assisted LIFT approach is an effective cell direct-write technology and provides better printing resolution and high post-transfer cell viability when compared with other conventional modified LIFT technologies such as matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation direct-write; at the same time, the possible contamination from the laser energy absorbing material is minimized using a metallic foil.
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- Yafu Lin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Michaelis S, Robelek R, Wegener J. Studying cell-surface interactions in vitro: a survey of experimental approaches and techniques. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 126:33-66. [PMID: 21989488 DOI: 10.1007/10_2011_112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A better understanding of the interactions of animal (or human) cells with in vitro surfaces is the key to the successful development, improvement and optimization of biomaterials for biomedical or biotechnological purposes. State-of-the-art experimental approaches and techniques are a prerequisite for further and deeper insights into the mechanisms and processes involved in cell-surface adhesion. This chapter provides a brief but not complete survey of optical, mechanical, electrochemical and acoustic devices that are currently used to study the structural and functional properties of the cell-surface junction. Each technique is introduced with respect to the underlying principles before example data are discussed. At the end of the chapter all techniques are compared in terms of their strengths, limitations and technical requirements.
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- Stefanie Michaelis
- Institut für Analytische Chemie, Chemo- und Biosensorik, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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Selhuber-Unkel C, Erdmann T, López-García M, Kessler H, Schwarz US, Spatz JP. Cell adhesion strength is controlled by intermolecular spacing of adhesion receptors. Biophys J 2010; 98:543-51. [PMID: 20159150 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 10/23/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Spatial patterning of biochemical cues on the micro- and nanometer scale controls numerous cellular processes such as spreading, adhesion, migration, and proliferation. Using force microscopy we show that the lateral spacing of individual integrin receptor-ligand bonds determines the strength of cell adhesion. For spacings > or = 90 nm, focal contact formation was inhibited and the detachment forces as well as the stiffness of the cell body were significantly decreased compared to spacings < or = 50 nm. Analyzing cell detachment at the subcellular level revealed that rupture forces of focal contacts increase with loading rate as predicted by a theoretical model for adhesion clusters. Furthermore, we show that the weak link between the intra- and extracellular space is at the intracellular side of a focal contact. Our results show that cells can amplify small differences in adhesive cues to large differences in cell adhesion strength.
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- C Selhuber-Unkel
- Max Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Stuttgart, Germany
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Lin Y, Huang G, Huang Y, Tzeng TRJ, Chrisey DB. Process-Induced Cell Injury in Laser Direct Writing of Human Colon Cancer Cells. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2010:110525193859077. [PMID: 20151815 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2009.0606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation direct-write has emerged as a promising technique for biological construct fabrication. The posttransfer cell viability in matrix-assisted pulsed-laser evaporation direct-write depends on various operating conditions such as the applied laser fluence. To date, the effects of operating conditions such as laser fluence, direct-writing height, and cell density on the posttransfer cell viability have not been well elucidated. This study investigates the effects of operating conditions on the posttransfer cell viability in laser direct writing of human colon cancer HT-29 cells. It has been observed that (1) the HT-29 cell viability decreases from 95% to 78% as the laser fluence increases from 258 to 1482 mJ/cm(2), and the posttransfer cell proliferation capacity does not vary significantly as the laser fluence changes; (2) the direct-writing height does not have noticeable effect on the posttransfer cell viability under low laser fluences (258 and 869 mJ/cm(2)). However, a larger height (such as 29.3 mm) led to an almost 8% viability improvement compared with that of 16.6 mm under a high laser fluence (1482 mJ/cm(2)); and (3) the posttransfer cell viability is not dependent on the cell density for a range from 1 × 10(6) to 1 × 10(7) cells/mL.
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- Yafu Lin
- 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University , Clemson, South Carolina
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Prestress and adhesion site dynamics control cell sensitivity to extracellular stiffness. Biophys J 2009; 96:2009-22. [PMID: 19254561 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.10.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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This study aims at improving the understanding of mechanisms responsible for cell sensitivity to extracellular environment. We explain how substrate mechanical properties can modulate the force regulation of cell sensitive elements primarily adhesion sites. We present a theoretical and experimental comparison between two radically different approaches of the force regulation of adhesion sites that depends on their either stationary or dynamic behavior. The most classical stationary model fails to predict cell sensitivity to substrate stiffness whereas the dynamic model predicts extracellular stiffness dependence. This is due to a time dependent reaction force in response to actomyosin traction force exerted on cell sensitive elements. We purposely used two cellular models, i.e., alveolar epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages exhibiting respectively stationary and dynamic adhesion sites, and compared their sensitivity to theoretical predictions. Mechanical and structural results show that alveolar epithelial cells exhibit significant prestress supported by evident stress fibers and lacks sensitivity to substrate stiffness. On the other hand, alveolar macrophages exhibit low prestress and exhibit sensitivity to substrate stiffness. Altogether, theory and experiments consistently show that adhesion site dynamics and cytoskeleton prestress control cell sensitivity to extracellular environment with an optimal sensitivity expected in the intermediate range.
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Micoulet A, Spatz JP, Ott A. Mechanical response analysis and power generation by single-cell stretching. Chemphyschem 2006; 6:663-70. [PMID: 15881582 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200400417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To harvest useful information about cell response due to mechanical perturbations under physiological conditions, a cantilever-based technique was designed, which allowed precise application of arbitrary forces or deformation histories on a single cell in vitro. Essential requirements for these investigations are a mechanism for applying an automated cell force and an induced-deformation detection system based on fiber-optical force sensing and closed loop control. The required mechanical stability of the setup can persist for several hours since mechanical drifts due to thermal gradients can be eliminated sufficiently (these gradients are caused by local heating of the cell observation chamber to 37 degrees C). During mechanical characterization, the cell is visualized with an optical microscope, which enables the simultaneous observation of cell shape and intracellular morphological changes. Either the cell elongation is observed as a reaction against a constant load or the cell force is measured as a response to constant deformation. Passive viscoelastic deformation and active cell response can be discriminated. The active power generated during contraction is in the range of Pmax= 10(-16) Watts, which corresponds to 2500 ATP molecules s(-1) at 10 k(B)T/molecule. The ratio of contractive to dissipative power is estimated to be in the range of 10(-2). The highest forces supported by the cell suggest that about 10(4) molecular motors must be involved in contraction. This indicates an energy-conversion efficiency of approximately 0.5. Our findings propose that, in addition to the recruitment of cell-contractile elements upon mechanical stimulation, the cell cytoskeleton becomes increasingly crosslinked in response to a mechanical pull. Quantitative stress-strain data, such as those presented here, may be employed to test physical models that describe cellular responses to mechanical stimuli.
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- Alexandre Micoulet
- University of Heidelberg, Institute for Physical Chemistry, Biophysical Chemistry, INF 253, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Actin filaments are thought to be the major structural components of most eukaryotic cells, but reconstituted actin networks have yet to account for the remarkable strength exhibited by cellular networks. A new study has found that reconstituted networks that include the cross-linker filaminA can replicate many of the mechanical properties of cells if they are stressed prior to mechanical measurement.
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- James L McGrath
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, PO Box 639, Rochester, New York 14450, USA.
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Hansen WR, Tulyathan O, Dawson SC, Cande WZ, Fletcher DA. Giardia lamblia attachment force is insensitive to surface treatments. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2006; 5:781-3. [PMID: 16607025 PMCID: PMC1459675 DOI: 10.1128/ec.5.4.781-783.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 02/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Giardia lamblia cell populations show 90% detachment from glass under normal forces of 2.43+/-0.33 nN applied by centrifugation. Detachment forces were not significantly different for cells attached to positively charged, hydrophobic, or inert surfaces than for cells attached to plain glass. The insensitivity of attachment force to surface treatment is consistent with a suction-based mechanism of attachment.
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- W R Hansen
- Biophysics Graduate Group, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Chu YS, Eder O, Thomas WA, Simcha I, Pincet F, Ben-Ze'ev A, Perez E, Thiery JP, Dufour S. Prototypical Type I E-cadherin and Type II Cadherin-7 Mediate Very Distinct Adhesiveness through Their Extracellular Domains. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:2901-10. [PMID: 16253998 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506185200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Using a dual pipette assay that measures the force required to separate adherent cell doublets, we have quantitatively compared intercellular adhesiveness mediated by Type I (E- or N-cadherin) or Type II (cadherin-7 or -11) cadherins. At similar cadherin expression levels, cells expressing Type I cadherins adhered much more rapidly and strongly than cells expressing Type II cadherins. Using chimeric cadherins, we found that the extracellular domain exerts by far the dominant effect on cell adhesivity, that of E-cadherin conferring high adhesivity, and that of cadherin-7 conferring low adhesivity. Type I cadherins were incorporated to a greater extent into detergent-insoluble cytoskeletal complexes, and their cytoplasmic tails were much more effective in disrupting strong adherent junctions, suggesting that Type II cadherins form less stable complexes with beta-catenin. The present study demonstrates compellingly, for the first time, that cadherins are dramatically different in their ability to promote intercellular adhesiveness, a finding that has profound implications for the regulation of tissue morphogenesis.
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- Yeh-Shiu Chu
- UMR 144 CNRS-Institut Curie, 75248 Paris, France
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Simon A, Durrieu MC. Strategies and results of atomic force microscopy in the study of cellular adhesion. Micron 2005; 37:1-13. [PMID: 16171998 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2005] [Revised: 06/21/2005] [Accepted: 06/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) provides a range of strategies for investigating living cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix, other cells or biomaterials in their native environment. This review surveys the results obtained from major studies using AFM for mechanical force evaluation in the cell, morphological visualization of the cell and studies of the cell's response to chemical or mechanical stress. Recently, the use of AFM has been broadened to obtain experimental information about cell adhesion molecules. Quantitative measurements of binding forces between adhesion proteins and their ligands in the cell or on a surface are presented. These analyses provide data on individual molecules and their resulting collective behaviour at the cell level. They significantly contribute to the characterisation of cellular adhesion with physical principles relating to biochemistry.
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- Anne Simon
- INSERM U577 Biomaterials and tissue repair, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, France
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Kong HJ, Polte TR, Alsberg E, Mooney DJ. FRET measurements of cell-traction forces and nano-scale clustering of adhesion ligands varied by substrate stiffness. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:4300-5. [PMID: 15767572 PMCID: PMC555469 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405873102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The mechanical properties of cell adhesion substrates regulate cell phenotype, but the mechanism of this relation is currently unclear. It may involve the magnitude of traction force applied by the cell, and/or the ability of the cells to rearrange the cell adhesion molecules presented from the material. In this study, we describe a FRET technique that can be used to evaluate the mechanics of cell-material interactions at the molecular level and simultaneously quantify the cell-based nanoscale rearrangement of the material itself. We found that these events depended on the mechanical rigidity of the adhesion substrate. Furthermore, both the proliferation and differentiation of preosteoblasts (MC3T3-E1) correlated to the magnitude of force that cells generate to cluster the cell adhesion ligands, but not the extent of ligand clustering. Together, these data demonstrate the utility of FRET in analyzing cell-material interactions, and suggest that regulation of phenotype with substrate stiffness is related to alterations in cellular traction forces.
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- Hyun Joon Kong
- Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Cañadas P, Laurent VM, Chabrand P, Isabey D, Wendling-Mansuy S. Mechanisms governing the visco-elastic responses of living cells assessed by foam and tensegrity models. Med Biol Eng Comput 2003; 41:733-9. [PMID: 14686600 DOI: 10.1007/bf02349982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The visco-elastic properties of living cells, measured to date by various authors, vary considerably, depending on the experimental methods and/or on the theoretical models used. In the present study, two mechanisms thought to be involved in cellular visco-elastic responses were analysed, based on the idea that the cytoskeleton plays a fundamental role in cellular mechanical responses. For this purpose, the predictions of an open unit-cell model and a 30-element visco-elastic tensegrity model were tested, taking into consideration similar properties of the constitutive F-actin. The quantitative predictions of the time constant and viscosity modulus obtained by both models were compared with previously published experimental data obtained from living cells. The small viscosity modulus values (10(0)-10(3) Pa x s) predicted by the tensegrity model may reflect the combined contributions of the spatially rearranged constitutive filaments and the internal tension to the overall cytoskeleton response to external loading. In contrast, the high viscosity modulus values (10(3)-10(5) Pa x s) predicted by the unit-cell model may rather reflect the mechanical response of the cytoskeleton to the bending of the constitutive filaments and/or to the deformation of internal components. The present results suggest the existence of a close link between the overall visco-elastic response of micromanipulated cells and the underlying architecture.
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- P Cañadas
- INSERM-UMR 492 Physiopathologie et Thérapeutique Respiratoires, Créteil, France.
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Bruckert F, Décavé E, Garrivier D, Cosson P, Bréchet Y, Fourcade B, Satre M. Dictyostelium discoideum adhesion and motility under shear flow: experimental and theoretical approaches. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2003; 23:651-8. [PMID: 12952064 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024407107588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Among the different assays to measure cell adhesion, shear-flow detachment chambers offer the advantage to study both passive and active aspects of the phenomena on large cell numbers. Mathematical modeling allows full exploitation of the data by relating molecular parameters to cell mechanics. Using D. discoideum as a model system, we explain how cell detachment kinetics gives access to the rate constants describing the passive association or dissociation of the cell membrane to a given substrate.
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- Franz Bruckert
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biophysique des Systèmes Intégrés (UMR 5092), Département Réponse et Dynamique Cellulaires, CEA-Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
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Schwarz US, Balaban NQ, Riveline D, Bershadsky A, Geiger B, Safran SA. Calculation of forces at focal adhesions from elastic substrate data: the effect of localized force and the need for regularization. Biophys J 2002; 83:1380-94. [PMID: 12202364 PMCID: PMC1302237 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)73909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 237] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Forces exerted by stationary cells have been investigated on the level of single focal adhesions by combining elastic substrates, fluorescence labeling of focal adhesions, and the assumption of localized force when solving the inverse problem of linear elasticity theory. Data simulation confirms that the inverse problem is ill-posed in the presence of noise and shows that in general a regularization scheme is needed to arrive at a reliable force estimate. Spatial and force resolution are restricted by the smoothing action of the elastic kernel, depend on the details of the force and displacement patterns, and are estimated by data simulation. Corrections arising from the spatial distribution of force and from finite substrate size are treated in the framework of a force multipolar expansion. Our method is computationally cheap and could be used to study mechanical activity of cells in real time.
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- U S Schwarz
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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Bowen WR, Fenton AS, Lovitt RW, Wright CJ. The measurement of Bacillus mycoides spore adhesion using atomic force microscopy, simple counting methods, and a spinning disk technique. Biotechnol Bioeng 2002; 79:170-9. [PMID: 12115433 DOI: 10.1002/bit.10321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An atomic force microscope has been used to study the adhesion of Bacillus mycoides spores to a hydrophilic glass surface and a hydrophobic-coated glass surface. AFM images of spores attached to the hydrophobic-coated mica surface allowed the measurement of spore dimensions in an aqueous environment without desiccation. The spore exosporium was observed to be flexible and to promote the adhesion of the spore by increasing the area of spore contact with the surface. Results from counting procedures using light microscopy matched the density of spores observed on the hydrophobic-coated glass surface with AFM. However, no spores were observed on the hydrophilic glass surface with AFM, a consequence of the weaker adhesion of the spores at this surface. AFM was also used to quantify directly the interactions of B. mycoides spores at the two surfaces in an aqueous environment. The measurements used "spore probes" constructed by immobilizing a single spore at the apex of a tipless AFM cantilever. The data showed that stretching and sequential bond breaking occurred as the spores were retracted from the hydrophilic glass surface. The greatest spore adhesion was measured at the hydrophobic-coated glass surface. An attractive force on the spores was measured as the spores approached the hydrophobic-coated surface. At the hydrophilic glass surface, only repulsive forces were measured during the approach of the spores. The AFM force measurements were in qualitative agreement with the results of a hydrodynamic shear adhesion assay that used a spinning disk technique. Quantitatively, AFM measurements of adhesive force were up to 4 x 10(3) times larger than the estimates made using the spinning disk data. This is a consequence of the different types of forces applied to the spore in the different adhesion assays. AFM has provided some unique insights into the interactions of spores with surfaces. No other instrument can make such direct measurements for single microbiological cells.
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- W Richard Bowen
- Centre for Complex Fluids Processing, Department of Chemical and Biological Process Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
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Décavé E, Garrivier D, Bréchet Y, Fourcade B, Bruckert F. Shear flow-induced detachment kinetics of Dictyostelium discoideum cells from solid substrate. Biophys J 2002; 82:2383-95. [PMID: 11964228 PMCID: PMC1302030 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75583-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Using Dictyostelium discoideum as a model organism of specific and nonspecific adhesion, we studied the kinetics of shear flow-induced cell detachment. For a given cell, detachment occurs for values of the applied hydrodynamic stress above a threshold. Cells are removed from the substrate with an apparent first-order rate constant that strongly depends on the applied stress. The threshold stress depends on cell size and physicochemical properties of the substrate, but is not affected by depolymerization of the actin and tubulin cytoskeleton. In contrast, the kinetics of cell detachment is almost independent of cell size, but is strongly affected by a modification of the substrate and the presence of an intact actin cytoskeleton. These results are interpreted in the framework of a peeling model. The threshold stress and the cell-detachment rate measure the local equilibrium energy and the dissociation rate constant of the adhesion bridges, respectively.
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- Emmanuel Décavé
- Département de Biologie Moléculaire et Structurale/BBSI, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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Goldstein AS, DiMilla PA. Effect of adsorbed fibronectin concentration on cell adhesion and deformation under shear on hydrophobic surfaces. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 2002; 59:665-75. [PMID: 11774328 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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To facilitate tissue integration with biomaterials proteins and peptides frequently are immobilized on the biomaterial surface. In particular, extracellular matrix proteins--which interact specifically with integrin adhesion receptors on the cell surface--can stimulate initial cell attachment by serving both as a ligand for receptor-mediated attachment and as a stimulant of focal adhesion formation and cytoskeletal reorganization. Consequently, the strength of cell adhesion should depend both on the strength of cell/surface contacts and cytoskeleton-dependent properties of the cell (i.e., morphology, compliance). To examine this dual role of extracellular matrix proteins, murine fibroblasts were seeded onto self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of dodecanethiolate coated with 0 to 0.45 microg/cm(2) of fibronectin (Fn) and then detached by hydrodynamic shear using a radial-flow chamber (RFC). Cell adhesion was characterized in terms of the critical wall shear stress for detachment (tau(wc)), and the compliance was evaluated from measurements of cell displacement and elongation as a function of the fibronectin concentration. Critical wall shear stress and cell displacement were found to be insensitive to Fn at concentrations below 0.23 microg/cm(2) while above this threshold tau(wc) increased and displacement decreased with increasing Fn concentration. Elongation of the cells in the direction of flow was independent of Fn concentration, but correlated linearly with tau(wc) for Fn densities below 0.23 microg/cm(2). These studies show that Fn concentration affects both tau(wc) and cell displacement under shear, and that tau(wc) is sensitive to cell compliance. In addition, they suggest that the dominant mechanism of cell detachment from hydrophobic substrates involves cell displacement.
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- Aaron S Goldstein
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Light Microscope Imaging & Biotechnology, Colloids, Polymers & Surfaces Program, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Aggregates of embryonic cells undergo a variety of intriguing processes including sorting by histological type and envelopment of cell masses of one type by another. It has long been held that these processes were driven by differential adhesions, as embodied in the famous differential adhesion hypothesis (DAH). Here, we use analytical mechanics to investigate the forces that are generated by various sub-cellular structures including microfilaments, cell membranes and their associated proteins, and by sources of cell-cell adhesions. We consider how these forces cause the triple junctions between cells to move, and how these motions ultimately give rise to phenomena such as cell sorting and tissue envelopment. The analyses show that, contrary to the widely accepted DAH, differential adhesions alone are unable to drive sorting and envelopment. They show, instead, that these phenomena are driven by the combined effect of several force generators, as embodied in an equivalent surface or interfacial tension. These unconventional findings follow directly from the relevant surface physics and mechanics, and are consistent with well-known cell sorting and envelopment experiments, and with recent computer simulations.
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- G Wayne Brodland
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Ontario, Canada.
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The development of tissue engineering in the field of orthopaedic surgery is now booming. Two fields of research in particular are emerging: the association of osteo-inductive factors with implantable materials; and the association of osteogenic stem cells with these materials (hybrid materials). In both cases, an understanding of the phenomena of cell adhesion and, in particular, understanding of the proteins involved in osteoblast adhesion on contact with the materials is of crucial importance. The proteins involved in osteoblast adhesion are described in this review (extracellular matrix proteins, cytoskeletal proteins, integrins, cadherins, etc.). During osteoblast/material interactions, their expression is modified according to the surface characteristics of materials. Their involvement in osteoblastic response to mechanical stimulation highlights the significance of taking them into consideration during development of future biomaterials. Finally, an understanding of the proteins involved in osteoblast adhesion opens up new possibilities for the grafting of these proteins (or synthesized peptide) onto vector materials, to increase their in vivo bioactivity or to promote cell integration within the vector material during the development of hybrid materials.
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- K Anselme
- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies du Squelette, Institut Calot, Berck sur mer, France.
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Richelme F, Benoliel AM, Bongrand P. Dynamic study of cell mechanical and structural responses to rapid changes of calcium level. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 2000; 45:93-105. [PMID: 10658206 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(200002)45:2<93::aid-cm2>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cell shape control is complex since it may involve multiple cytoskeletal components and metabolic pathways. Here we present a kinetic study of the mechanical and structural responses of cells from the monocytic THP-1 line to a rapid increase of cytosolic calcium level. Cells were exposed to ionomycin in a medium of varying calcium concentration and they were probed at regular intervals for (1) cortical rigidity as determined with micropipette aspiration, and (2) content and distribution of polymerized actin, myosin or ABP-280, as determined with flow cytometry and/or confocal microscopy. An increase of free intracellular calcium level induced: (1) a biphasic deformability change with marked stiffening within a second, and significant softening a minute later; (2) a biphasic change of actin polymerization with initial decrease (within less than a second) and rapid recovery (within a few seconds); (3) a topographical redistribution of microfilaments with an oscillatory behavior of the cortical fraction, while no substantial redistribution of myosin or ABP-280 was detected. It is suggested that a regulation of cell rigidity might be achieved without any structural change by suitable modulation of the lifetime of bridges formed between microfilaments by actin binding proteins.
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- F Richelme
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, INSERM U 387, Hôpital de Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France
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Thoumine O, Ott A, Cardoso O, Meister JJ. Microplates: a new tool for manipulation and mechanical perturbation of individual cells. JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL METHODS 1999; 39:47-62. [PMID: 10344500 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-022x(98)00052-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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We present a new type of microinstrument allowing manipulation and mechanical perturbation of individual cells under an optical microscope. These instruments, which we call microplates, are pulled from rectangular glass bars. They have flat tips, typically 2 microm thick x 20 microm wide, whose specific shape and stiffness can be adjusted through the pulling protocol. After appropriate chemical treatment, microplates can support cell adhesion and/or spreading. Rigid microplates are used to hold cells, whereas more flexible ones serve as stress sensors, i.e. their deflexion is used to probe forces in the range of 1-1000 nN. The main advantages of microplates are their simple geometry and surface properties, and their ability to provide mechanical measurements. In this methodological paper, we give details about microplate preparation and adhesiveness, manipulation set-up, force calibration, and image analysis. Several manipulations have already been carried out on fibroblasts, including uniaxial deformation, micropipet aspiration of adherent cells, and cell-substrate separation. Our results to date provide new insights into the morphology, mechanical properties, and adhesive resistance of cells. Many future applications can be envisaged.
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- O Thoumine
- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.
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Sagvolden G, Giaever I, Pettersen EO, Feder J. Cell adhesion force microscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:471-6. [PMID: 9892657 PMCID: PMC15160 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.2.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The adhesion forces of cervical carcinoma cells in tissue culture were measured by using the manipulation force microscope, a novel atomic force microscope. The forces were studied as a function of time and temperature for cells cultured on hydrophilic and hydrophobic polystyrene substrates with preadsorbed proteins. The cells attached faster and stronger at 37 degreesC than at 23 degreesC and better on hydrophilic than on hydrophobic substrates, even though proteins adsorb much better to the hydrophobic substrates. Because cell adhesion serves to control several stages in the cell cycle, we anticipate that the manipulation force microscope can help clarify some cell-adhesion related issues.
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- G Sagvolden
- Institute of Physics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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The ability of a microorganism to adhere to a solid support and to initiate a colony is often the first stage of microbial infections. To date, studies on S. cerevisiae cell-cell and cell-solid support interactions concerned only cell agglutination during mating and flocculation. Colony formation has not been studied before probably because this species is not pathogenic. However, S. cerevisiae can be a convenient model to study this process, thanks to well-developed genetics and the full knowledge of its nucleotide sequence. A preliminary characterization of the recently cloned essential IRR1 gene indicated that it may participate in cell-cell/substrate interactions. Here we show that lowering the level of expression of IRR1 (after fusion with a regulatory catalase A gene promoter) affects colony formation and disturbs zygote formation and spore germination. All these processes involve cell-cell or cell-solid support contacts. The IRR1 protein is localized in the cytosol as verified by immunofluorescence microscopy, and confirmed by cell fractionation and Western blotting. This indicates that Irr1p is not directly involved in the cell-solid support adhesion, but may be an element of a communication pathway between the cell and its surroundings.
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- A Kurlandzka
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
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Thoumine O, Ott A. Influence of adhesion and cytoskeletal integrity on fibroblast traction. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 1996; 35:269-80. [PMID: 8913646 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(1996)35:3<269::aid-cm8>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cellular contractility plays an important role in cell morphogenesis and tissue pattern formation. In this context, we examined how the expression of cell traction depends on cell-to-substrate contacts and cytoskeletal organization. Qualitative observation of chick fibroblasts cultured on an elastic film of polydimethylsiloxane indicated a strong spatial relationship between wrinkle pattern and distribution of actin stress fibers and focal contacts. In order to further characterize cell contractility, the projected area of Triton-permeabilized fibroblasts upon ATP-induced retraction was measured in various conditions of substrate adhesivity, cytoskeletal perturbation, and temperature. In all conditions, the relationship between degree of cell retraction and ATP concentration was well described by the laws of enzyme kinetics. Culturing cells on a gelatin-coated substrate, decreasing the temperature, using phosphate ribonucleotides other than ATP, and treating cells with cytochalasin D all diminished the rate of cell retraction, indicating that fibroblast traction is generated by a temperature- and ATP-dependent actin/myosin stress fiber sliding mechanism, transmitted to the substrate through focal adhesions. Treatment of cells with either nocodazole or taxol did not affect retraction of permeabilized fibroblasts upon stimulation with ATP, suggesting that microtubules do not directly resist cell traction. Treatment of cells with vanadate increased cell retraction, suggesting that intermediate filaments help transmit tension.
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- O Thoumine
- Section de Recherche, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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