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Hosawi MM, Cheng J, Fankhaenel M, Przewloka MR, Elias S. Interplay between the plasma membrane and cell-cell adhesion maintains epithelial identity for correct polarised cell divisions. J Cell Sci 2024; 137:jcs261701. [PMID: 37888135 PMCID: PMC10729819 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.261701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Polarised epithelial cell divisions represent a fundamental mechanism for tissue maintenance and morphogenesis. Morphological and mechanical changes in the plasma membrane influence the organisation and crosstalk of microtubules and actin at the cell cortex, thereby regulating the mitotic spindle machinery and chromosome segregation. Yet, the precise mechanisms linking plasma membrane remodelling to cell polarity and cortical cytoskeleton dynamics to ensure accurate execution of mitosis in mammalian epithelial cells remain poorly understood. Here, we manipulated the density of mammary epithelial cells in culture, which led to several mitotic defects. Perturbation of cell-cell adhesion formation impairs the dynamics of the plasma membrane, affecting the shape and size of mitotic cells and resulting in defects in mitotic progression and the generation of daughter cells with aberrant architecture. In these conditions, F- actin-astral microtubule crosstalk is impaired, leading to mitotic spindle misassembly and misorientation, which in turn contributes to chromosome mis-segregation. Mechanistically, we identify S100 Ca2+-binding protein A11 (S100A11) as a key membrane-associated regulator that forms a complex with E-cadherin (CDH1) and the leucine-glycine-asparagine repeat protein LGN (also known as GPSM2) to coordinate plasma membrane remodelling with E-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion and LGN-dependent mitotic spindle machinery. Thus, plasma membrane-mediated maintenance of mammalian epithelial cell identity is crucial for correct execution of polarised cell divisions, genome maintenance and safeguarding tissue integrity.
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- Manal M. Hosawi
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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Mondal A, Morrison G. Compression-induced buckling of a semiflexible filament in two and three dimensions. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:104903. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0104910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The ability of biomolecules to exert forces on their surroundings or resist compression from the environment is essential in a variety of biologically relevant contexts. For filaments in the low-temperature limit and under a constant compressive force, Euler buckling theory predicts a sudden transition from a compressed to a bent state in these slender rods. In this paper, we use a mean-field theory to show that if a semiflexible chain is compressed at a finite temperature with a fixed end-to-end distance (permitting fluctuations in the compressive forces), it exhibits a continuous phase transition to a buckled state at a critical level of compression. We determine a quantitatively accurate prediction of the transverse position distribution function of the midpoint of the chain that indicates this transition. We find the mean compressive forces are non-monotonic as the extension of the filament varies, consistent with the observation that strongly buckled filaments are less able to bear an external load. We also find that for the fixed extension (isometric) ensemble, the buckling transition does not coincide with the local minimum of the mean force (in contrast to Euler buckling). We also show the theory is highly sensitive to fluctuations in length in two dimensions, and that the buckling transition can still be accurately recovered by accounting for those fluctuations. These predictions may be useful in understanding the behavior of filamentous biomolecules compressed by fluctuating forces, relevant in a variety of biological contexts.
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- Ananya Mondal
- Physics, University of Houston, United States of America
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- Physics, University of Houston, United States of America
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Bernal R, Van Hemelryck M, Gurchenkov B, Cuvelier D. Actin Stress Fibers Response and Adaptation under Stretch. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23095095. [PMID: 35563485 PMCID: PMC9101353 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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One of the many effects of soft tissues under mechanical solicitation in the cellular damage produced by highly localized strain. Here, we study the response of peripheral stress fibers (SFs) to external stretch in mammalian cells, plated onto deformable micropatterned substrates. A local fluorescence analysis reveals that an adaptation response is observed at the vicinity of the focal adhesion sites (FAs) due to its mechanosensor function. The response depends on the type of mechanical stress, from a Maxwell-type material in compression to a complex scenario in extension, where a mechanotransduction and a self-healing process takes place in order to prevent the induced severing of the SF. A model is proposed to take into account the effect of the applied stretch on the mechanics of the SF, from which relevant parameters of the healing process are obtained. In contrast, the repair of the actin bundle occurs at the weak point of the SF and depends on the amount of applied strain. As a result, the SFs display strain-softening features due to the incorporation of new actin material into the bundle. In contrast, the response under compression shows a reorganization with a constant actin material suggesting a gliding process of the SFs by the myosin II motors.
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- Roberto Bernal
- Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9170124, Chile;
- Correspondence: (R.B.); (D.C.)
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- Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago 9170124, Chile;
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- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, 47 bd de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France;
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- Sorbonne Université, Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, UFR 926 Chemistry, 75005 Paris, France
- Institut Pierre Gilles de Gennes, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, 75005 Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 144, 75248 Paris, France
- Correspondence: (R.B.); (D.C.)
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Castaneda N, Feuillie C, Molinari M, Kang EH. Actin Bundle Nanomechanics and Organization Are Modulated by Macromolecular Crowding and Electrostatic Interactions. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:760950. [PMID: 34901154 PMCID: PMC8662701 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.760950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The structural and mechanical properties of actin bundles are essential to eukaryotic cells, aiding in cell motility and mechanical support of the plasma membrane. Bundle formation occurs in crowded intracellular environments composed of various ions and macromolecules. Although the roles of cations and macromolecular crowding in the mechanics and organization of actin bundles have been independently established, how changing both intracellular environmental conditions influence bundle mechanics at the nanoscale has yet to be established. Here we investigate how electrostatics and depletion interactions modulate the relative Young’s modulus and height of actin bundles using atomic force microscopy. Our results demonstrate that cation- and depletion-induced bundles display an overall reduction of relative Young’s modulus depending on either cation or crowding concentrations. Furthermore, we directly measure changes to cation- and depletion-induced bundle height, indicating that bundles experience alterations to filament packing supporting the reduction to relative Young’s modulus. Taken together, our work suggests that electrostatic and depletion interactions may act counteractively, impacting actin bundle nanomechanics and organization.
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- Nicholas Castaneda
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-objects, CBMN CNRS UMR 5248, IPB, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biology of Membranes and Nano-objects, CBMN CNRS UMR 5248, IPB, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.,Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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Metsiou DN, Kozaniti FK, Deligianni DD. Engineering Breast Cancer Cells and hUMSCs Microenvironment in 2D and 3D Scaffolds: A Mechanical Study Approach of Stem Cells in Anticancer Therapy. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8110189. [PMID: 34821755 PMCID: PMC8615245 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8110189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Cell biomechanics plays a major role as a promising biomarker for early cancer diagnosis and prognosis. In the present study, alterations in modulus of elasticity, cell membrane roughness, and migratory potential of MCF-7 (ER+) and SKBR-3 (HER2+) cancer cells were elucidated prior to and post treatment with conditioned medium from human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells (hUMSCs-CM) during static and dynamic cell culture. Moreover, the therapeutic potency of hUMSCs-CM on cancer cell’s viability, migratory potential, and F-actin quantified intensity was addressed in 2D surfaces and 3D scaffolds. Interestingly, alterations in ER+ cancer cells showed a positive effect of treatment upon limiting cell viability, motility, and potential for migration. Moreover, increased post treatment cell stiffness indicated rigid cancer cells with confined cell movement and cytoskeletal alterations with restricted lamellipodia formation, which enhanced these results. On the contrary, the cell viability and the migratory potential were not confined post treatment with hUMSCs-CM on HER2+ cells, possibly due to their intrinsic aggressiveness. The increased post treatment cell viability and the decreased cell stiffness indicated an increased potency for cell movement. Hence, the therapy had no efficacy on HER2+ cells.
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Scheff DR, Redford SA, Lorpaiboon C, Majumdar S, Dinner AR, Gardel ML. Actin filament alignment causes mechanical hysteresis in cross-linked networks. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:5499-5507. [PMID: 33989373 PMCID: PMC8192476 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00412c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cells dynamically control their material properties through remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, an assembly of cross-linked networks and bundles formed from the biopolymer actin. We recently found that cross-linked networks of actin filaments reconstituted in vitro can exhibit adaptive behavior and thus serve as a model system to understand the underlying mechanisms of mechanical adaptation of the cytoskeleton. In these networks, training, in the form of applied shear stress, can induce asymmetry in the nonlinear elasticity. Here, we explore control over this mechanical hysteresis by tuning the concentration and mechanical properties of cross-linking proteins in both experimental and simulated networks. We find that this effect depends on two conditions: the initial network must exhibit nonlinear strain stiffening, and filaments in the network must be able to reorient during training. Hysteresis depends strongly and non-monotonically on cross-linker concentration, with a peak at moderate concentrations. In contrast, at low concentrations, where the network does not strain stiffen, or at high concentrations, where filaments are less able to rearrange, there is little response to training. Additionally, we investigate the effect of changing cross-linker properties and find that longer or more flexible cross-linkers enhance hysteresis. Remarkably plotting hysteresis against alignment after training yields a single curve regardless of the physical properties or concentration of the cross-linkers.
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- Danielle R Scheff
- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Biophysical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Castaneda N, Park J, Kang EH. Regulation of Actin Bundle Mechanics and Structure by Intracellular Environmental Factors. FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS 2021; 9:675885. [PMID: 34422787 PMCID: PMC8376200 DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2021.675885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The mechanical and structural properties of actin cytoskeleton drive various cellular processes, including structural support of the plasma membrane and cellular motility. Actin monomers assemble into double-stranded helical filaments as well as higher-ordered structures such as bundles and networks. Cells incorporate macromolecular crowding, cation interactions, and actin-crosslinking proteins to regulate the organization of actin bundles. Although the roles of each of these factors in actin bundling have been well-known individually, how combined factors contribute to actin bundle assembly, organization, and mechanics is not fully understood. Here, we describe recent studies that have investigated the mechanisms of how intracellular environmental factors influence actin bundling. This review highlights the effects of macromolecular crowding, cation interactions, and actin-crosslinking proteins on actin bundle organization, structure, and mechanics. Understanding these mechanisms is important in determining in vivo actin biophysics and providing insights into cell physiology.
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- Nicholas Castaneda
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States
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Jaswandkar SV, Faisal HMN, Katti KS, Katti DR. Dissociation Mechanisms of G-actin Subunits Govern Deformation Response of Actin Filament. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:907-917. [PMID: 33481563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Actin molecules are essential structural components of the cellular cytoskeleton. Here, we report a comprehensive analysis of F-actin's deformation behavior and highlight underlying mechanisms using steered molecular dynamics simulations (SMD). The investigation of F-actin was done under tension, compression, bending, and torsion. We report that the dissociation pattern of conformational locks at intrastrand and interstrand G-actin interfaces regulates the deformation response of F-actin. The conformational locks at the G-actin interfaces are portrayed by a spheroidal joint, interlocking serrated plates' analogy. Further, the SMD simulation approach was utilized to evaluate Young's modulus, flexural rigidity, persistent length, and torsional rigidity of F-actin, and the values obtained were found to be consistent with available experimental data. The evaluation of the mechanical properties of actin and the insight into the fundamental mechanisms contributing to its resilience described here are necessary for developing accurate models of eukaryotic cells and for assessing cellular viability and mobility.
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- Sharad V Jaswandkar
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, United States
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Razbin M, Mashaghi A. Elasticity of connected semiflexible quadrilaterals. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:102-112. [PMID: 33150925 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm01719a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Using the positional-orientational propagator of a semiflexible filament in the weakly bending regime, we analytically calculate the probability densities associated with the fluctuating tip and the corners of a grafted system of connected quadrilaterals. We calculate closed analytic expressions for the probability densities within the framework of the worm-like chain model, which are valid in the weakly bending regime. The probability densities give the physical quantities related to the elasticity of the system such as the force-extension relation in the fixed extension ensemble, the Poisson's ratio and the average of the force exerted to a confining stiff planar wall by the fluctuating tip of the system. Our analysis reveals that the force-extension relations depend on the contour length of the system (material content), the bending stiffness (chemical nature), the geometrical angle and the number of the quadrilaterals, while the Poisson's ratio depends only on the geometrical angle and the number of the quadrilaterals, and is thus a purely geometric property of the system.
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- Mohammadhosein Razbin
- Department of Energy Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, 14588 Tehran, Iran.
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Abou-Ghali M, Kusters R, Körber S, Manzi J, Faix J, Sykes C, Plastino J. Capping protein is dispensable for polarized actin network growth and actin-based motility. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:15366-15375. [PMID: 32868296 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Heterodimeric capping protein (CP) binds the rapidly growing barbed ends of actin filaments and prevents the addition (or loss) of subunits. Capping activity is generally considered to be essential for actin-based motility induced by Arp2/3 complex nucleation. By stopping barbed end growth, CP favors nucleation of daughter filaments at the functionalized surface where the Arp2/3 complex is activated, thus creating polarized network growth, which is necessary for movement. However, here using an in vitro assay where Arp2/3 complex-based actin polymerization is induced on bead surfaces in the absence of CP, we produce robust polarized actin growth and motility. This is achieved either by adding the actin polymerase Ena/VASP or by boosting Arp2/3 complex activity at the surface. Another actin polymerase, the formin FMNL2, cannot substitute for CP, showing that polymerase activity alone is not enough to override the need for CP. Interfering with the polymerase activity of Ena/VASP, its surface recruitment or its bundling activity all reduce Ena/VASP's ability to maintain polarized network growth in the absence of CP. Taken together, our findings show that CP is dispensable for polarized actin growth and motility in situations where surface-directed polymerization is favored by whatever means over the growth of barbed ends in the network.
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- Majdouline Abou-Ghali
- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire, Université de Paris, INSERM U1284, Paris, France
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
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Park J, Lee M, Lee B, Castaneda N, Tetard L, Kang EH. Crowding tunes the organization and mechanics of actin bundles formed by crosslinking proteins. FEBS Lett 2020; 595:26-40. [PMID: 33020904 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Fascin and α-actinin form higher-ordered actin bundles that mediate numerous cellular processes including cell morphogenesis and movement. While it is understood crosslinked bundle formation occurs in crowded cytoplasm, how crowding affects the bundling activities of the two crosslinking proteins is not known. Here, we demonstrate how solution crowding modulates the organization and mechanical properties of fascin- and α-actinin-induced bundles, utilizing total internal reflection fluorescence and atomic force microscopy imaging. Molecular dynamics simulations support the inference that crowding reduces binding interaction between actin filaments and fascin or the calponin homology 1 domain of α-actinin evidenced by interaction energy and hydrogen bonding analysis. Based on our findings, we suggest a mechanism of crosslinked actin bundle assembly and mechanics in crowded intracellular environments.
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- Jinho Park
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.,Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.,Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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Lehmann K, Shayegan M, Blab GA, Forde NR. Optical Tweezers Approaches for Probing Multiscale Protein Mechanics and Assembly. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:577314. [PMID: 33134316 PMCID: PMC7573139 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.577314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Multi-step assembly of individual protein building blocks is key to the formation of essential higher-order structures inside and outside of cells. Optical tweezers is a technique well suited to investigate the mechanics and dynamics of these structures at a variety of size scales. In this mini-review, we highlight experiments that have used optical tweezers to investigate protein assembly and mechanics, with a focus on the extracellular matrix protein collagen. These examples demonstrate how optical tweezers can be used to study mechanics across length scales, ranging from the single-molecule level to fibrils to protein networks. We discuss challenges in experimental design and interpretation, opportunities for integration with other experimental modalities, and applications of optical tweezers to current questions in protein mechanics and assembly.
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- Kathrin Lehmann
- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Centre for Cell Biology, Development and Disease (C2D2), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Martiel JL, Michelot A, Boujemaa-Paterski R, Blanchoin L, Berro J. Force Production by a Bundle of Growing Actin Filaments Is Limited by Its Mechanical Properties. Biophys J 2019; 118:182-192. [PMID: 31791547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bundles of actin filaments are central to a large variety of cellular structures such as filopodia, stress fibers, cytokinetic rings, and focal adhesions. The mechanical properties of these bundles are critical for proper force transmission and force bearing. Previous mathematical modeling efforts have focused on bundles' rigidity and shape. However, it remains unknown how bundle length and buckling are controlled by external physical factors. In this work, we present a biophysical model for dynamic bundles of actin filaments submitted to an external load. In combination with in vitro motility assays of beads coated with formins, our model allowed us to characterize conditions for bead movement and bundle buckling. From the deformation profiles, we determined key biophysical properties of tethered actin bundles such as their rigidity and filament density.
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- Jean-Louis Martiel
- CytomorphoLab, Biosciences & Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes/CEA/CNRS/INRA, Grenoble, France; CNRS, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Inserm, TIMC-IMAG, University Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France.
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- CytomorphoLab, Biosciences & Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes/CEA/CNRS/INRA, Grenoble, France; CNRS, IBDM, Turing Centre for Living Systems, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- CytomorphoLab, Biosciences & Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes/CEA/CNRS/INRA, Grenoble, France; Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- CytomorphoLab, Biosciences & Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes/CEA/CNRS/INRA, Grenoble, France
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- CytomorphoLab, Biosciences & Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire & Végétale, Université Grenoble-Alpes/CEA/CNRS/INRA, Grenoble, France; Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; Nanobiology Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut; Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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Adeli Koudehi M, Rutkowski DM, Vavylonis D. Organization of associating or crosslinked actin filaments in confinement. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2019; 76:532-548. [PMID: 31525281 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A key factor of actin cytoskeleton organization in cells is the interplay between the dynamical properties of actin filaments and cell geometry, which restricts, confines and directs their orientation. Crosslinking interactions among actin filaments, together with geometrical cues and regulatory proteins can give rise to contractile rings in dividing cells and actin rings in neurons. Motivated by recent in vitro experiments, in this work we performed computer simulations to study basic aspects of the interplay between confinement and attractive interactions between actin filaments. We used a spring-bead model and Brownian dynamics to simulate semiflexible actin filaments that polymerize in a confining sphere with a rate proportional to the monomer concentration. We model crosslinking, or attraction through the depletion interaction, implicitly as an attractive short-range potential between filament beads. In confining geometries smaller than the persistence length of actin filaments, we show rings can form by curving of filaments of length comparable to, or longer than the confinement diameter. Rings form for optimal ranges of attractive interactions that exist in between open bundles, irregular loops, aggregated, and unbundled morphologies. The probability of ring formation is promoted by attraction to the confining sphere boundary and decreases for large radii and initial monomer concentrations, in agreement with prior experimental data. The model reproduces ring formation along the flat plane of oblate ellipsoids.
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Aufderhorst-Roberts A, Koenderink GH. Stiffening and inelastic fluidization in vimentin intermediate filament networks. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:7127-7136. [PMID: 31334536 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00590k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intermediate filaments are cytoskeletal proteins that are key regulators of cell mechanics, a role which is intrinsically tied to their hierarchical structure and their unique ability to accommodate large axial strains. However, how the single-filament response to applied strains translates to networks remains unclear, particularly with regards to the crosslinking role played by the filaments' disordered "tail" domains. Here we test the role of these noncovalent crosslinks in the nonlinear rheology of reconstituted networks of the intermediate filament protein vimentin, probing their stress- and rate-dependent mechanics. Similarly to previous studies we observe elastic stress-stiffening but unlike previous work we identify a characteristic yield stress σ*, above which the networks exhibit rate-dependent softening of the network, referred to as inelastic fluidization. By investigating networks formed from tail-truncated vimentin, in which noncovalent crosslinking is suppressed, and glutaraldehyde-treated vimentin, in which crosslinking is made permanent, we show that rate-dependent inelastic fluidization is a direct consequence of vimentin's transient crosslinking. Surprisingly, although the tail-tail crosslinks are individually weak, the effective timescale for stress relaxation of the network exceeds 1000 s at σ*. Vimentin networks can therefore maintain their integrity over a large range of strains (up to ∼1000%) and loading rates (10-3 to 10-1 s-1). Our results provide insight into how the hierarchical structure of vimentin networks contributes to the cell's ability to be deformable yet strong.
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Hürtgen D, Vogel SK, Schwille P. Cytoskeletal and Actin-Based Polymerization Motors and Their Role in Minimal Cell Design. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:e1800311. [PMID: 32648711 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201800311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Life implies motion. In cells, protein-based active molecular machines drive cell locomotion and intracellular transport, control cell shape, segregate genetic material, and split a cell in two parts. Key players among molecular machines driving these various cell functions are the cytoskeleton and motor proteins that convert chemical bound energy into mechanical work. Findings over the last decades in the field of in vitro reconstitutions of cytoskeletal and motor proteins have elucidated mechanistic details of these active protein systems. For example, a complex spatial and temporal interplay between the cytoskeleton and motor proteins is responsible for the translation of chemically bound energy into (directed) movement and force generation, which eventually governs the emergence of complex cellular functions. Understanding these mechanisms and the design principles of the cytoskeleton and motor proteins builds the basis for mimicking fundamental life processes. Here, a brief overview of actin, prokaryotic actin analogs, and motor proteins and their potential role in the design of a minimal cell from the bottom-up is provided.
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- Daniel Hürtgen
- Department of Systems and Synthetic Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology & LOEWE Center for Synthetic Microbiology (Synmikro), D-35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry , Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152, Martinsried, Germany
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Khan S, Downing KH, Molloy JE. Architectural Dynamics of CaMKII-Actin Networks. Biophys J 2018; 116:104-119. [PMID: 30527447 PMCID: PMC6341221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Calcium-calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) has an important role in dendritic spine remodeling upon synaptic stimulation. Using fluorescence video microscopy and image analysis, we investigated the architectural dynamics of rhodamine-phalloidin stabilized filamentous actin (F-actin) networks cross-linked by CaMKII. We used automated image analysis to identify F-actin bundles and crossover junctions and developed a dimensionless metric to characterize network architecture. Similar networks were formed by three different CaMKII species with a 10-fold length difference in the linker region between the kinase domain and holoenzyme hub, implying linker length is not a primary determinant of F-actin cross-linking. Electron micrographs showed that at physiological molar ratios, single CaMKII holoenzymes cross-linked multiple F-actin filaments at random, whereas at higher CaMKII/F-actin ratios, filaments bundled. Light microscopy established that the random network architecture resisted macromolecular crowding with polyethylene glycol and blocked ATP-powered compaction by myosin-II miniature filaments. Importantly, the networks disassembled after the addition of calcium-calmodulin and were then spaced within 3 min into compacted foci by myosin motors or more slowly (30 min) aggregated by crowding. Single-molecule total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy showed CaMKII dissociation from surface-immobilized globular actin exhibited a monoexponential dwell-time distribution, whereas CaMKII bound to F-actin networks had a long-lived fraction, trapped at crossover junctions. Release of CaMKII from F-actin, triggered by calcium-calmodulin, was too rapid to measure with flow-cell exchange (<20 s). The residual bound fraction was reduced substantially upon addition of an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor peptide analog but not ATP. These results provide mechanistic insights to CaMKII-actin interactions at the collective network and single-molecule level. Our findings argue that CaMKII-actin networks in dendritic spines maintain spine size against physical stress. Upon synaptic stimulation, CaMKII is disengaged by calcium-calmodulin, triggering network disassembly, expansion, and subsequent compaction by myosin motors with kinetics compatible with the times recorded for the poststimulus changes in spine volume.
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- Shahid Khan
- Molecular Biology Consortium, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California; The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California
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Gárate F, Pertusa M, Arana Y, Bernal R. Non-invasive Neurite Mechanics in Differentiated PC12 Cells. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:194. [PMID: 30052690 PMCID: PMC6043779 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Thermal Fluctuations Spectroscopy (TFS) in combination with novel optical-based instrumentation was used to study mechanical properties of cell-cultured neurites with a spatial resolution limited only by the light diffraction. The analysis of thermal fluctuations together with a physical model of cellular elasticity allow us to determine relevant mechanical properties of neurite as axial tension σ, flexural rigidity B, plasma membrane tension γ, membrane bending rigidity K, and cytoskeleton to membrane-coupling ρbk, whose values are consistent with previously reported values measured using invasive approaches. The value obtained for the membrane-coupling parameter was used to estimate the average number of coupling elements between the plasma membrane and the cytoskeleton that fell in the range of 30 elements per area of the laser spot used to record the fluctuations. Furthermore, to expand the TFS analysis, we investigate the correlation between F-actin linear density and the mechanical features of PC12 neurites. Using a hybrid instrument that combines TFS and a simple fluorescent technique, our results show that the fluctuations are related with the F-actin concentration. These measurements have an advantage of not requiring the application of an external force, allowing as to directly establish a correlation between changes in the mechanical parameters and cytoskeleton-protein concentrations. The sensibility of our method was also tested by the application of TFS technique to PC12 neurite under Paraformaldehyde and Latrunculin-A effect. These results show a dramatic modification in the fluctuations that are consistent with the reported effect of these drugs, confirming the high sensitivity of this technique. Finally, the thermal fluctuation approach was applied to DRG axons to show that its utility is not limited to studies of PC12 neurites, but it is suitable to measure the general characteristic of various neuron-like cells.
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- Fernanda Gárate
- Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile.,Biophysics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Biology, Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channels-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile
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- Cellular Mechanics Laboratory, Physics Department, SMAT-C, University of Santiago, Santiago, Chile
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Streppa L, Ratti F, Goillot E, Devin A, Schaeffer L, Arneodo A, Argoul F. Prestressed cells are prone to cytoskeleton failures under localized shear strain: an experimental demonstration on muscle precursor cells. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8602. [PMID: 29872100 PMCID: PMC5988700 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26797-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We report on a wavelet based space-scale decomposition method for analyzing the response of living muscle precursor cells (C2C12 myoblasts and myotubes) upon sharp indentation with an AFM cantilever and quantifying their aptitude to sustain such a local shear strain. Beyond global mechanical parameters which are currently used as markers of cell contractility, we emphasize the necessity of characterizing more closely the local fluctuations of the shear relaxation modulus as they carry important clues about the mechanisms of cytoskeleton strain release. Rupture events encountered during fixed velocity shear strain are interpreted as local disruptions of the actin cytoskeleton structures, the strongest (brittle) ones being produced by the tighter and stiffer stress fibers or actin agglomerates. These local strain induced failures are important characteristics of the resilience of these cells, and their aptitude to maintain their shape via a quick recovery from local strains. This study focuses on the perinuclear region because it can be considered as a master mechanical organizing center of these muscle precursor cells. Using this wavelet-based method, we combine the global and local approaches for a comparative analysis of the mechanical parameters of normal myoblasts, myotubes and myoblasts treated with actomyosin cytoskeleton disruptive agents (ATP depletion, blebbistatin).
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- Laura Streppa
- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, UMR5672, F-69007, Lyon, France.,Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.,Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, LBMC, UMR5239, F-69007, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.,Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, LBMC, UMR5239, F-69007, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.,Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, LBMC, UMR5239, F-69007, Lyon, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, IBGC, UMR5095, F-33077, Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.,Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, LBMC, UMR5239, F-69007, Lyon, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, UMR5672, F-69007, Lyon, France.,Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France.,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, LOMA, UMR5798, F-33405, Talence, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique, UMR5672, F-69007, Lyon, France. .,Université de Lyon 1, F-69100, Villeurbanne, France. .,Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, LOMA, UMR5798, F-33405, Talence, France.
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Strehle D, Mollenkopf P, Glaser M, Golde T, Schuldt C, Käs JA, Schnauß J. Single Actin Bundle Rheology. Molecules 2017; 22:E1804. [PMID: 29064446 PMCID: PMC5860748 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bundled actin structures play an essential role in the mechanical response of the actin cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells. Although responsible for crucial cellular processes, they are rarely investigated in comparison to single filaments and isotropic networks. Presenting a highly anisotropic structure, the determination of the mechanical properties of individual bundles was previously achieved through passive approaches observing bending deformations induced by thermal fluctuations. We present a new method to determine the bending stiffness of individual bundles, by measuring the decay of an actively induced oscillation. This approach allows us to systematically test anisotropic, bundled structures. Our experiments revealed that thin, depletion force-induced bundles behave as semiflexible polymers and obey the theoretical predictions determined by the wormlike chain model. Thickening an individual bundle by merging it with other bundles enabled us to study effects that are solely based on the number of involved filaments. These thicker bundles showed a frequency-dependent bending stiffness, a behavior that is inconsistent with the predictions of the wormlike chain model. We attribute this effect to internal processes and give a possible explanation with regard to the wormlike bundle theory.
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- Dan Strehle
- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), DNA Nanodevices Group, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), DNA Nanodevices Group, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), DNA Nanodevices Group, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Peter Debye Institute, Leipzig University, Linnéstr. 5, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
- Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI), DNA Nanodevices Group, Perlickstraße 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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