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Haak A, Lesslich HM, Dietzel ID. Visualization of the membrane surface and cytoskeleton of oligodendrocyte progenitor cell growth cones using a combination of scanning ion conductance and four times expansion microscopy. Biol Chem 2024; 405:31-41. [PMID: 37950644 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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Growth cones of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) are challenging to investigate with conventional light microscopy due to their small size. Especially substructures such as filopodia, lamellipodia and their underlying cytoskeleton are difficult to resolve with diffraction limited microscopy. Light microscopy techniques, which surpass the diffraction limit such as stimulated emission depletion microscopy, often require expensive setups and specially trained personnel rendering them inaccessible to smaller research groups. Lately, the invention of expansion microscopy (ExM) has enabled super-resolution imaging with any light microscope without the need for additional equipment. Apart from the necessary resolution, investigating OPC growth cones comes with another challenge: Imaging the topography of membranes, especially label- and contact-free, is only possible with very few microscopy techniques one of them being scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM). We here present a new imaging workflow combining SICM and ExM, which enables the visualization of OPC growth cone nanostructures. We correlated SICM recordings and ExM images of OPC growth cones captured with a conventional widefield microscope. This enabled the visualization of the growth cones' membrane topography as well as their underlying actin and tubulin cytoskeleton.
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- Annika Haak
- Nanoscopy, RUBION, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Nanoscopy, RUBION, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry II, Electrobiochemistry of Neural Cells, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
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Muhammed Y, Lazenby RA. Scanning ion conductance microscopy revealed cisplatin-induced morphological changes related to apoptosis in single adenocarcinoma cells. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:503-514. [PMID: 38167666 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay01827j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The studies of drug-induced apoptosis play a vital role in the identification of potential drugs that could treat diseases such as cancer. Alterations in the native morphology of cancer cells following treatment with anticancer drugs serve as one of the indicators that reveal drug efficacy. Various techniques such as optical microscopy, electron microscopy (EM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM) have been used to map the three dimensional (3D) morphological changes in cells induced with drugs. However, caution should be exercised when interpreting morphological data from techniques that might alter the native morphology of cells, caused by phototoxicity, electron beam invasiveness, intrusive sample preparation, and cell membrane deformation. Herein, we have used scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) to study the 3D morphology and roughness of A549 adenocarcinoma cells under physiological conditions before and after cisplatin induced apoptosis, where we observed an increase in height, overall shrinkage of the cells, and irregular features form on the cell membrane. Tracking the morphology of the same single A549 cells exposed to cisplatin unveiled heterogeneity in response to the drug, formation of membrane blebs, and an increase in membrane roughness. We have also demonstrated the use of SICM for studying the effect of cisplatin on the dynamic changes in the volume of A549 cells over days. SICM is demonstrated as a technique for studying the effect of drug induced apoptosis in the same cells over time, and for multiple different single cells.
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- Yusuf Muhammed
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4390, USA.
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Takahashi Y, Sasaki Y, Yoshida T, Honda K, Zhou Y, Miyamoto T, Motoo T, Higashi H, Shevchuk A, Korchev Y, Ida H, Hanayama R, Fukuma T. Nanopipette Fabrication Guidelines for SICM Nanoscale Imaging. Anal Chem 2023; 95:12664-12672. [PMID: 37599426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a promising tool for visualizing the dynamics of nanoscale cell surface topography. However, there are still no guidelines for fabricating nanopipettes with ideal shape consisting of small apertures and thin glass walls. Therefore, most of the SICM imaging has been at a standstill at the submicron scale. In this study, we established a simple and highly reproducible method for the fabrication of nanopipettes with sub-20 nm apertures. To validate the improvement in the spatial resolution, we performed time-lapse imaging of the formation and disappearance of endocytic pits as a model of nanoscale time-lapse topographic imaging. We have also successfully imaged the localization of the hot spot and the released extracellular vesicles. The nanopipette fabrication guidelines for the SICM nanoscale topographic imaging can be an essential tool for understanding cell-cell communication.
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- Yasufumi Takahashi
- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, U.K
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, U.K
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- Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
- Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Santana Santos C, Jaato BN, Sanjuán I, Schuhmann W, Andronescu C. Operando Scanning Electrochemical Probe Microscopy during Electrocatalysis. Chem Rev 2023; 123:4972-5019. [PMID: 36972701 PMCID: PMC10168669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Scanning electrochemical probe microscopy (SEPM) techniques can disclose the local electrochemical reactivity of interfaces in single-entity and sub-entity studies. Operando SEPM measurements consist of using a SEPM tip to investigate the performance of electrocatalysts, while the reactivity of the interface is simultaneously modulated. This powerful combination can correlate electrochemical activity with changes in surface properties, e.g., topography and structure, as well as provide insight into reaction mechanisms. The focus of this review is to reveal the recent progress in local SEPM measurements of the catalytic activity of a surface toward the reduction and evolution of O2 and H2 and electrochemical conversion of CO2. The capabilities of SEPMs are showcased, and the possibility of coupling other techniques to SEPMs is presented. Emphasis is given to scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM), electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (EC-STM), and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM).
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- Carla Santana Santos
- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry III, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry III, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Technical Chemistry III, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen Carl-Benz-Straße 199, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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Nozawa K, Zhang X, Nakamura T, Nashimoto Y, Takahashi Y, Ino K, Shiku H. Topographical evaluation of human mesenchymal stem cells during osteogenic differentiation using scanning ion conductance microscopy. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Hu W, Ma Y, Zhan Z, Hussain D, Hu C. Robotic Intracellular Electrochemical Sensing for Adherent Cells. CYBORG AND BIONIC SYSTEMS 2022; 2022:9763420. [PMID: 36285318 PMCID: PMC9494721 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9763420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nanopipette-based observation of intracellular biochemical processes is an important approach to revealing the intrinsic characteristics and heterogeneity of cells for better investigation of disease progression or early disease diagnosis. However, the manual operation needs a skilled operator and faces problems such as low throughput and poor reproducibility. This paper proposes an automated nanopipette-based microoperation system for cell detection, three-dimensional nonovershoot positioning of the nanopipette tip in proximity to the cell of interest, cell approaching and proximity detection between nanopipette tip and cell surface, and cell penetration and detection of the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). A robust focus algorithm based on the number of cell contours was proposed for adherent cells, which have sharp peaks while retaining unimodality. The automated detection of adherent cells was evaluated on human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and NIH/3T3 cells, which provided an average of 95.65% true-positive rate (TPR) and 7.59% false-positive rate (FPR) for in-plane cell detection. The three-dimensional nonovershoot tip positioning of the nanopipette was achieved by template matching and evaluated under the interference of cells. Ion current feedback was employed for the proximity detection between the nanopipette tip and cell surface. Finally, cell penetration and electrochemical detection of ROS were demonstrated on human breast cancer cells and zebrafish embryo cells. This work provides a systematic approach for automated intracellular sensing for adherent cells, laying a solid foundation for high-throughput detection, diagnosis, and classification of different forms of biochemical reactions within single cells.
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- Weikang Hu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Mechatronics Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomimetic Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Human-Augmentation and Rehabilitation Robotics in Universities, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Sun L, Yeo T, Middha E, Gao Y, Lim CT, Watanabe S, Liu B. In Situ Visualization of Dynamic Cellular Effects of Phospholipid Nanoparticles via High-Speed Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203285. [PMID: 35946985 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phospholipid nanoparticles have been actively employed for numerous biomedical applications. A key factor in ensuring effective and safe applications of these nanomaterials is the regulation of their interactions with target cells, which is significantly dependent on an in-depth understanding of the nanoparticle-cell interactions. To date, most studies investigating these nano-bio interactions have been performed under static conditions and may lack crucial real-time information. It is, however, noteworthy that the nanoparticle-cell interactions are highly dynamic. Consequently, to gain a deeper insight into the cellular effects of phospholipid nanoparticles, real-time observation of cellular dynamics after nanoparticle introduction is necessary. Herein, a proof-of-concept in situ visualization of the dynamic cellular effects of sub-100 nm phospholipid nanoparticles using high-speed scanning ion conductance microscopy (HS-SICM) is reported. It is revealed that upon introduction into the cellular environment, within a short timescale of hundreds of seconds, phospholipid nanoparticles can selectively modulate the edge motility and surface roughness of healthy fibroblast and cancerous epithelial cells. Furthermore, the dynamic deformation profiles of these cells can be selectively altered in the presence of phospholipid nanoparticles. This work is anticipated to further shed light on the real-time nanoparticle-cell interactions for improved formulation of phospholipid nanoparticles for numerous bioapplications.
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- Linhao Sun
- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, MD6, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, MD6, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, MD6, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Meng Y, Chen F, Wu C, Krause S, Wang J, Zhang DW. Light-Addressable Electrochemical Sensors toward Spatially Resolved Biosensing and Imaging Applications. ACS Sens 2022; 7:1791-1807. [PMID: 35762514 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The light-addressable electrochemical sensor (LAES) is a recently emerged bioanalysis technique combining electrochemistry with the photoelectric effect in a semiconductor. In an LAES, a semiconductor substrate is illuminated locally to generate charge carriers in a well-defined area, thereby confining the electrochemical process to a target site. Benefiting from the unique light addressability, an LAES can not only detect multiple analytes in parallel within a single sensor plate but also act as a bio(chemical) imaging sensor to visualize the two-dimensional distribution of specific analytes. An LAES usually has three working modes: a potentiometric mode using light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) and an impedance mode using scanning photoinduced impedance microscopy (SPIM), while an amperometric mode refers to light-addressable electrochemistry (LAE) and photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing. In this review, we describe the detection principles of each mode of LAESs and the concept of light addressability. In addition, we highlight the recent progress and advance of LAESs in spatial resolution, sensor system design, multiplexed detection, and bio(chemical) imaging applications. An outlook on current research challenges and future prospects is also presented.
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- Yao Meng
- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.,Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Institute of Medical Engineering, Department of Biophysics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.,Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education of China, Xi'an, 710061, China
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Saito M, Hirano M, Izumi T, Mori Y, Ito K, Saitoh Y, Terada N, Sato T, Sukegawa J. Cytoskeletal Protein 4.1G Is Essential for the Primary Ciliogenesis and Osteoblast Differentiation in Bone Formation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042094. [PMID: 35216233 PMCID: PMC8878336 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
The primary cilium is a hair-like immotile organelle with specific membrane receptors, including the receptor of Hedgehog signaling, smoothened. The cilium organized in preosteoblasts promotes differentiation of the cells into osteoblasts (osteoblast differentiation) by mediating Hedgehog signaling to achieve bone formation. Notably, 4.1G is a plasma membrane-associated cytoskeletal protein that plays essential roles in various tissues, including the peripheral nervous system, testis, and retina. However, its function in the bone remains unexplored. In this study, we identified 4.1G expression in the bone. We found that, in the 4.1G-knockout mice, calcium deposits and primary cilium formation were suppressed in the trabecular bone, which is preosteoblast-rich region of the newborn tibia, indicating that 4.1G is a prerequisite for osteoblast differentiation by organizing the primary cilia in preosteoblasts. Next, we found that the primary cilium was elongated in the differentiating mouse preosteoblast cell line MC3T3-E1, whereas the knockdown of 4.1G suppressed its elongation. Moreover, 4.1G-knockdown suppressed the induction of the cilia-mediated Hedgehog signaling and subsequent osteoblast differentiation. These results demonstrate a new regulatory mechanism of 4.1G in bone formation that promotes the primary ciliogenesis in the differentiating preosteoblasts and induction of cilia-mediated osteoblast differentiation, resulting in bone formation at the newborn stage.
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- Masaki Saito
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (M.H.); (T.I.); (T.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-22-717-8207
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (M.H.); (T.I.); (T.S.)
- Department of Human Health and Nutrition, Shokei Gakuin University, Natori 981-1295, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (M.H.); (T.I.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan; (Y.M.); (K.I.)
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan; (Y.M.); (K.I.)
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- Center for Medical Education, Teikyo University of Science, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-0045, Japan;
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- Health Science Division, Department of Medical Sciences, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Matsumoto 390-0802, Japan;
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (M.H.); (T.I.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Human Health and Nutrition, Shokei Gakuin University, Natori 981-1295, Japan;
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Zhou Y, Sun L, Watanabe S, Ando T. Recent Advances in the Glass Pipet: from Fundament to Applications. Anal Chem 2021; 94:324-335. [PMID: 34841859 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yuanshu Zhou
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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Abstract
Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) has emerged as a versatile tool for studies of interfaces in biology and materials science with notable utility in biophysical and electrochemical measurements. The heart of the SICM is a nanometer-scale electrolyte filled glass pipette that serves as a scanning probe. In the initial conception, manipulations of ion currents through the tip of the pipette and appropriate positioning hardware provided a route to recording micro- and nanoscopic mapping of the topography of surfaces. Subsequent advances in instrumentation, probe design, and methods significantly increased opportunities for SICM beyond recording topography. Hybridization of SICM with coincident characterization techniques such as optical microscopy and faradaic electrodes have brought SICM to the forefront as a tool for nanoscale chemical measurement for a wide range of applications. Modern approaches to SICM realize an important tool in analytical, bioanalytical, biophysical, and materials measurements, where significant opportunities remain for further exploration. In this review, we chronicle the development of SICM from the perspective of both the development of instrumentation and methods and the breadth of measurements performed.
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- Cheng Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Klenerman D, Korchev Y, Novak P, Shevchuk A. Noncontact Nanoscale Imaging of Cells. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2021; 14:347-361. [PMID: 34314223 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-091420-120101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
The reduction in ion current as a fine pipette approaches a cell surface allows the cell surface topography to be imaged, with nanoscale resolution, without contact with the delicate cell surface. A variety of different methods have been developed and refined to scan the topography of the dynamic cell surface at high resolution and speed. Measurement of cell topography can be complemented by performing local probing or mapping of the cell surface using the same pipette. This can be done by performing single-channel recording, applying force, delivering agonists, using pipettes fabricated to contain an electrochemical probe, or combining with fluorescence imaging. These methods in combination have great potential to image and map the surface of live cells at the nanoscale.
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- David Klenerman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom;
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- Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London Centre for Nanotechnology, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London Centre for Nanotechnology, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
- National University of Science and Technology (MISiS), Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London Centre for Nanotechnology, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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Ida H, Takahashi Y, Kumatani A, Shiku H, Murayama T, Hirose H, Futaki S, Matsue T. Nanoscale Visualization of Morphological Alteration of Live-Cell Membranes by the Interaction with Oligoarginine Cell-Penetrating Peptides. Anal Chem 2021; 93:5383-5393. [PMID: 33769789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The interactions between the cell membrane and biomolecules remain poorly understood. For example, arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), including octaarginines (R8), are internalized by interactions with cell membranes. However, during the internalization process, the exact membrane dynamics introduced by these CPPs are still unknown. Here, we visualize arginine-rich CPPs and cell-membrane interaction-induced morphological changes using a system that combines scanning ion-conductance microscopy and spinning-disk confocal microscopy, using fluorescently labeled R8. This system allows time-dependent, nanoscale visualization of structural dynamics in live-cell membranes. Various types of membrane remodeling caused by arginine-rich CPPs are thus observed. The induction of membrane ruffling and the cup closure are observed as a process of endocytic uptake of the peptide. Alternatively suggested is the concave structural formation accompanied by direct peptide translocation through cell membranes. Studies using R8 without fluorescent labeling also demonstrate a non-negligible effect of the fluorescent moiety on membrane structural alteration.
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- Hiroki Ida
- The Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan.,Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan.,Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics (CSIS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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Taira N, Nashimoto Y, Ino K, Ida H, Imaizumi T, Kumatani A, Takahashi Y, Shiku H. Micropipet-Based Navigation in a Microvascular Model for Imaging Endothelial Cell Topography Using Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4902-4908. [PMID: 33710857 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) has enabled cell surface topography at a high resolution with low invasiveness. However, SICM has not been applied to the observation of cell surfaces in hydrogels, which can serve as scaffolds for three-dimensional cell culture. In this study, we applied SICM for imaging a cell surface in a microvascular lumen reconstructed in a hydrogel. To achieve this goal, we developed a micropipet navigation technique using ionic current to detect the position of a microvascular lumen. Combining this navigation technique with SICM, endothelial cells in a microvascular model and blebs were visualized successfully at the single-cell level. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on visualizing cell surfaces in hydrogels using a SICM. This technique will be useful for furthering our understanding of the mechanism of intravascular diseases.
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- Noriko Taira
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.,WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan.,WPI-International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.,WPI-Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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Bohovyk R, Fedoriuk M, Isaeva E, Shevchuk A, Palygin O, Staruschenko A. Scanning ion conductance microscopy of live human glomerulus. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:4216-4219. [PMID: 33745233 PMCID: PMC8093965 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Podocyte damage is a hallmark of glomerular diseases, such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, typically associated with marked albuminuria and progression of renal pathology. Podocyte structural abnormalities and loss are also linked to minimal change disease and more common diabetic kidney disease. Here we applied the first‐time scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) technique to assess the freshly isolated human glomerulus's topology. SICM provides a unique opportunity to evaluate glomerulus podocytes as well as other nephron structural segments with electron microscopy resolution but in live samples. Shown here is the application of the SICM method in the live human glomerulus, which provides proof of principle for future dynamic analysis of membrane morphology and various functional parameters in living cells.
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- Ruslan Bohovyk
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Department of Cellular Membranology, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.,Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Voelkner C, Wendt M, Lange R, Ulbrich M, Gruening M, Staehlke S, Nebe B, Barke I, Speller S. The nanomorphology of cell surfaces of adhered osteoblasts. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:242-256. [PMID: 33777612 PMCID: PMC7961864 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The functionality of living cells is inherently linked to subunits with dimensions ranging from several micrometers down to the nanometer scale. The cell surface plays a particularly important role. Electric signaling, including information processing, takes place at the membrane, as well as adhesion and contact. For osteoblasts, adhesion and spreading are crucial processes with regard to bone implants. Here we present a comprehensive characterization of the 3D nanomorphology of living, as well as fixed, osteoblastic cells using scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM), which is a nanoprobing method that largely avoids mechanical perturbations. Dynamic ruffles are observed, manifesting themselves in characteristic membrane protrusions. They contribute to the overall surface corrugation, which we systematically study by introducing the relative 3D excess area as a function of the projected adhesion area. A clear anticorrelation between the two parameters is found upon analysis of ca. 40 different cells on glass and on amine-covered surfaces. At the rim of lamellipodia, characteristic edge heights between 100 and 300 nm are observed. Power spectral densities of membrane fluctuations show frequency-dependent decay exponents with absolute values greater than 2 on living osteoblasts. We discuss the capability of apical membrane features and fluctuation dynamics in aiding the assessment of adhesion and migration properties on a single-cell basis.
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- Christian Voelkner
- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department of Cell Biology, Rostock University Medical Center, Schillingallee 69, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 25, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Kobayashi Y, Hamamoto A, Saito Y. Analysis of ciliary status via G-protein-coupled receptors localized on primary cilia. Microscopy (Oxf) 2020; 69:277-285. [PMID: 32627821 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfaa035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest and most diverse cell surface receptor family, with more than 800 known GPCRs identified in the human genome. Binding of an extracellular cue to a GPCR results in intracellular G protein activation, after which a sequence of events, can be amplified and optimized by selective binding partners and downstream effectors in spatially discrete cellular environments. Because GPCRs are widely expressed in the body, they help to regulate an incredible range of physiological processes from sensation to growth to hormone responses. Indeed, it is estimated that ∼ 30% of all clinically approved drugs act by binding to GPCRs. The primary cilium is a sensory organelle composed of a microtubule axoneme that extends from the basal body. The ciliary membrane is highly enriched in specific signaling components, allowing the primary cilium to efficiently convey signaling cascades in a highly ordered microenvironment. Recent data demonstrated that a limited number of non-olfactory GPCRs, including somatostatin receptor 3 and melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1), are selectively localized to cilia on several mammalian cell types including neuronal cells. Utilizing cilia-specific cell biological and molecular biological approaches, evidence has accumulated to support the biological importance of ciliary GPCR signaling followed by cilia structural changes. Thus, cilia are now considered a unique sensory platform for integration of GPCR signaling toward juxtaposed cytoplasmic structures. Herein, we review ciliary GPCRs and focus on a novel role of MCHR1 in ciliary length control that will impact ciliary signaling capacity and neuronal function.
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- Yuki Kobayashi
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 502-0857, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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Methods for protein delivery into cells: from current approaches to future perspectives. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:357-365. [DOI: 10.1042/bst20190039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The manipulation of cultured mammalian cells by the delivery of exogenous macromolecules is one of the cornerstones of experimental cell biology. Although the transfection of cells with DNA expressions constructs that encode proteins is routine and simple to perform, the direct delivery of proteins into cells has many advantages. For example, proteins can be chemically modified, assembled into defined complexes and subject to biophysical analyses prior to their delivery into cells. Here, we review new approaches to the injection and electroporation of proteins into cultured cells. In particular, we focus on how recent developments in nanoscale injection probes and localized electroporation devices enable proteins to be delivered whilst minimizing cellular damage. Moreover, we discuss how nanopore sensing may ultimately enable the quantification of protein delivery at single-molecule resolution.
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Takahashi Y, Zhou Y, Miyamoto T, Higashi H, Nakamichi N, Takeda Y, Kato Y, Korchev Y, Fukuma T. High-Speed SICM for the Visualization of Nanoscale Dynamic Structural Changes in Hippocampal Neurons. Anal Chem 2019; 92:2159-2167. [PMID: 31840491 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dynamic reassembly of the cytoskeleton and structural changes represented by dendritic spines, cargo transport, and synapse formation are closely related to memory. However, the visualization of the nanoscale topography is challenging because of the diffraction limit of optical microscopy. Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is an effective tool for visualizing the nanoscale topography changes of the cell surface without labeling. The temporal resolution of SICM is a critical issue of live-cell time-lapse imaging. Here, we developed a new scanning method, automation region of interest (AR)-mode SICM, to select the next imaging region by predicting the location of a cell, thus improving the scanning speed of time-lapse imaging. The newly developed algorithm reduced the scanning time by half. The time-lapse images provided not only novel information about nanoscale structural changes but also quantitative information on the dendritic spine and synaptic bouton volume changes and formation process of the neural network that are closely related to memory. Furthermore, translocation of plasmalemmal precursor vesicles (ppvs), for which fluorescent labeling has not been established, were also visualized along with the rearrangement of the cytoskeleton at the growth cone.
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- Yasufumi Takahashi
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) , Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , Saitama 332-0012 , Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Department Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Department Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan.,Department of Medicine , Imperial College London , London W12 0NN , United Kingdom.,National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) , Leninskiy prospect 4 , Moscow 119049 , Russia
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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Sun L, Shigyou K, Ando T, Watanabe S. Thermally Driven Approach To Fill Sub-10-nm Pipettes with Batch Production. Anal Chem 2019; 91:14080-14084. [PMID: 31589026 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Typically, utilization of small nanopipettes results in either high sensitivity or spatial resolution in modern nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, filling a nanopipette with a sub-10-nm pore diameter remains a significant challenge. Here, we introduce a thermally driven approach to filling sub-10-nm pipettes with batch production, regardless of their shape. A temperature gradient is applied to transport water vapor from the backside of nanopipettes to the tip region until bubbles are completely removed from this region. The electrical contact and pore size for filling nanopipettes are confirmed by current-voltage and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements, respectively. In addition, we quantitatively compare the pore size between the TEM characterization and estimation on the basis of pore radius and conductance. The validity of this method provides a foundation for highly sensitive detection of single molecules and high spatial resolution imaging of nanostructures.
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- Linhao Sun
- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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- Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) , Kanazawa University , Kakuma-machi , Kanazawa 920-1192 , Japan
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Zhou Y, Saito M, Fukuma T, Takahashi Y. [Unlabeled imaging of primary cilia by scanning ion conductance microscopy]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2019; 154:192-196. [PMID: 31597898 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.154.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Primary cilia are non-motile cilia consisting of a centriole-derived basal body and a microtubule-based axoneme. In recent years, the structure and function of primary cilia have been attracting attention due to the relation with the onset of ciliary disease. Scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) is a probe microscopy used to measure the topography and functions of living cells at nanoscale. Furthermore, the labelling procedure is not necessary for SICM measurement compare to fluorescence imaging. We compared the structures of primary cilia of human retinal pigment epithelial cell line (RPE-1 cells) and Madin-Darby canine kidney cell line (MDCK cells) at nanoscale by using SICM. In addition, high resolution SICM images have also succeeded in visualizing ciliary pockets that difficult to be fluorescently labeled.
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- Yuanshu Zhou
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
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Bettazzi F, Palchetti I. Nanotoxicity assessment: A challenging application for cutting edge electroanalytical tools. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1072:61-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ivanova R, Benton DCH, Munye MM, Rangseesorranan S, Hart SL, Moss GWJ. A Nanosensor Toolbox for Rapid, Label-Free Measurement of Airway Surface Liquid and Epithelial Cell Function. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:8731-8739. [PMID: 30648848 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ciliated lung epithelial cells and the airway surface liquid (ASL) comprise one of the body's most important protective systems. This system is finely tuned, and perturbations to ASL rheology, ASL depth, ASL pH, the transepithelial potential, and the cilia beat frequency are all associated with disease pathology. Further, these apparently distinct properties interact with each other in a complex manner. For example, changes in ASL rheology can result from altered mucin secretion, changes in ASL pH, or changes in ASL depth. Thus, one of the great challenges in trying to understand airway pathology is that the properties of the ASL/epithelial cell system need to be assessed near-simultaneously and without perturbing the sample. Here, we show that nanosensor probes mounted on a scanning ion conductance microscope make this possible for the first time, without any need for labeling. We also demonstrate that ASL from senescence-retarded human bronchial epithelial cells retains its native properties. Our results demonstrate that by using a nanosensor approach, it is possible to pursue faster, more accurate, more coherent, and more informative studies of ASL and airway epithelia in health and disease.
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TAKAHASHI Y. Bioimaging by a Scanning Probe Microscope Using Microelectrodes and Nanopipettes. BUNSEKI KAGAKU 2019. [DOI: 10.2116/bunsekikagaku.68.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ino K, Yokokawa Y, Taira N, Suda A, Kunikata R, Nashimoto Y, Matsue T, Shiku H. Electrochemical Imaging of Cell Activity in Hydrogels Embedded in Grid-shaped Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Using a Large-scale Integration-based Amperometric Device. ANAL SCI 2018; 35:39-43. [PMID: 30270260 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.18sdp01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tissue engineering requires analytical methods to monitor cell activity in hydrogels. Here, we present a method for the electrochemical imaging of cell activity in hydrogels embedded in printed polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds. Because a structure made of only hydrogel is fragile, PCL frameworks are used as a support material. A grid-shaped PCL was fabricated using an excluder printer. Photocured hydrogels containing cells were set at each grid hole, and cell activity was monitored using a large-scale integration-based amperometric device. The electrochemical device contains 400 microelectrodes for biomolecule detection, such as dissolved oxygen and enzymatic products. As proof of the concept, alkaline phosphatase and respiration activities of embryonic stem cells in the hydrogels were electrochemically monitored. The results indicate that the electrochemical imaging is useful for evaluating cells in printed scaffolds.
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- Kosuke Ino
- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University
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- Kosuke Ino
- Graduate School of Engineering; Tohoku University; 6-6-11 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Tohoku University; 6-6-11 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579 Japan
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences; Tohoku University; 6-3 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8578 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Tohoku University; 6-6-11 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC); The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology; Baldiri Reixac 10-12 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Tohoku University; 6-6-11 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku Sendai 980-8579 Japan
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Hagemann P, Gesper A, Happel P. Correlative Stimulated Emission Depletion and Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy. ACS NANO 2018; 12:5807-5815. [PMID: 29791140 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b01731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Correlation microscopy combining fluorescence and scanning probe or electron microscopy is limited to fixed samples due to the sample preparation and nonphysiological imaging conditions required by most probe or electron microscopy techniques. Among the few scanning probe techniques that allow imaging of living cells under physiological conditions, scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM) has been shown to be the technique that minimizes the impact on the investigated sample. However, combinations of SICM and fluorescence microscopy suffered from the mismatch in resolution due to the limited resolution of conventional light microscopy. In the last years, the diffraction limit of light microscopy has been circumvented by various techniques, one of which is stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy. Here, we aimed at demonstrating the combination of STED and SICM. We show that both methods allow recording a living cellular specimen and provide a SICM and STED image of the same sample, which allowed us to correlate the membrane surface topography and the distribution of the cytoskeletal protein actin. Our proof-of-concept study exemplifies the benefit of correlating SICM with a subdiffraction fluorescence method and might form the basis for the development of a combined instrument that would allow the simultaneous recording of subdiffraction fluorescence and topography information.
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- Philipp Hagemann
- Nanoscopy Group, RUBION , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , D-44801 , Bochum , Germany
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- Nanoscopy Group, RUBION , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , D-44801 , Bochum , Germany
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- Nanoscopy Group, RUBION , Ruhr-Universität Bochum , Universitätsstraße 150 , D-44801 , Bochum , Germany
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