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Hahn KM, Itano MS, Loew LM, Vitriol EA. Celebrating the creative scientific life of Ken Jacobson. Biophys J 2023; 122:E1-E4. [PMID: 37643609 PMCID: PMC10541490 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Klaus M Hahn
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Department of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
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Uechi H, Kuranaga E. Underlying mechanisms that ensure actomyosin-mediated directional remodeling of cell-cell contacts for multicellular movement: Tricellular junctions and negative feedback as new aspects underlying actomyosin-mediated directional epithelial morphogenesis: Tricellular junctions and negative feedback as new aspects underlying actomyosin-mediated directional epithelial morphogenesis. Bioessays 2023; 45:e2200211. [PMID: 36929512 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202200211] [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: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Actomyosin (actin-myosin II complex)-mediated contractile forces are central to the generation of multifaceted uni- and multi-cellular material properties and dynamics such as cell division, migration, and tissue morphogenesis. In the present article, we summarize our recent researches addressing molecular mechanisms that ensure actomyosin-mediated directional cell-cell junction remodeling, either shortening or extension, driving cell rearrangement for epithelial morphogenesis. Genetic perturbation clarified two points concerning cell-cell junction remodeling: an inhibitory mechanism against negative feedback in which actomyosin contractile forces, which are well known to induce cell-cell junction shortening, can concomitantly alter actin dynamics, oppositely leading to perturbation of the shortening; and tricellular junctions as a point that organizes extension of new cell-cell junctions after shortening. These findings highlight the notion that cells develop underpinning mechanisms to transform the multi-tasking property of actomyosin contractile forces into specific and proper cellular dynamics in space and time.
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- Hiroyuki Uechi
- Laboratory for Histogenetic Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Laboratory for Histogenetic Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Miura K, Wen Y, Tsushima M, Nakamura H. Photodynamic Therapy by Glucose Transporter 1-Selective Light Inactivation. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:34685-34692. [PMID: 36188330 PMCID: PMC9520747 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) was applied to molecule-targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT). In order to identify organic photosensitizers suitable for CALI, the carbonic anhydrase II (CAII) ligand, 4-sulfamoylbenzoic acid 1, was conjugated with several photosensitizers to produce compounds 2-7, whose CALI ability was evaluated by measuring their effect on CAII enzymatic activity. Di-iodinated BODIPY (I2BODIPY) exhibited excellent CAII inactivation ability, similar to that of Ru(bpy)3. The glucose-I2BODIPY conjugate (8) was synthesized as an inactivation of glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), a protein overexpressed in many cancer cells. Under light irradiation, 8 exhibited concentration-dependent cytotoxicity with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 5.49, 11.14, and 8.73 μM, against human cervical carcinoma (HeLa), human lung carcinoma (A549), and human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines, respectively. The GLUT1 inhibitor phloretin suppressed the cytotoxicity induced by 8 under light irradiation in a concentration-dependent manner. Western blot analysis indicated that GLUT1 was not detected in cell lines treated with 10 μM 8 under light irradiation. Furthermore, 8 reduced the levels of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (EGFR), phospho-ERK (Y204), and GLUT1 without affecting ERK, α-tubulin, and PCNA protein levels, whereas talaporfin sodium, a clinically approved photosensitizer for PDT, nonspecifically reduced intracellular protein levels in HeLa cells, indicating that 8 has a GLUT1-specific inactivation ability and causes light-induced cytotoxicity by modulating the EGFR/MAPK signaling pathway.
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- Kazuki Miura
- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- School
of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute
of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho,
Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School
of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute
of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho,
Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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Ishimoto T, Mori H. Control of actin polymerization via reactive oxygen species generation using light or radiation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1014008. [PMID: 36211457 PMCID: PMC9538341 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1014008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Actin is one of the most prevalent proteins in cells, and its amino acid sequence is remarkably conserved from protozoa to humans. The polymerization-depolymerization cycle of actin immediately below the plasma membrane regulates cell function, motility, and morphology. It is known that actin and other actin-binding proteins are targets for reactive oxygen species (ROS), indicating that ROS affects cells through actin reorganization. Several researchers have attempted to control actin polymerization from outside the cell to mimic or inhibit actin reorganization. To modify the polymerization state of actin, ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light, ionizing radiation, and chromophore-assisted light inactivation have all been reported to induce ROS. Additionally, a combination of the fluorescent protein KillerRed and the luminescent protein luciferase can generate ROS on actin fibers and promote actin polymerization. These techniques are very useful tools for analyzing the relationship between ROS and cell function, movement, and morphology, and are also expected to be used in therapeutics. In this mini review, we offer an overview of the advancements in this field, with a particular focus on how to control intracellular actin polymerization using such optical approaches, and discuss future challenges.
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- Tetsuya Ishimoto
- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Research Center for Idling Brain Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Tetsuya Ishimoto,
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Research Center for Idling Brain Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- Research Center for Pre-Disease Science, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Aerssens D, Cadoni E, Tack L, Madder A. A Photosensitized Singlet Oxygen ( 1O 2) Toolbox for Bio-Organic Applications: Tailoring 1O 2 Generation for DNA and Protein Labelling, Targeting and Biosensing. Molecules 2022; 27:778. [PMID: 35164045 PMCID: PMC8838016 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27030778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Singlet oxygen (1O2) is the excited state of ground, triplet state, molecular oxygen (O2). Photosensitized 1O2 has been extensively studied as one of the reactive oxygen species (ROS), responsible for damage of cellular components (protein, DNA, lipids). On the other hand, its generation has been exploited in organic synthesis, as well as in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of various forms of cancer. The aim of this review is to highlight the versatility of 1O2, discussing the main bioorganic applications reported over the past decades, which rely on its production. After a brief introduction on the photosensitized production of 1O2, we will describe the main aspects involving the biologically relevant damage that can accompany an uncontrolled, aspecific generation of this ROS. We then discuss in more detail a series of biological applications featuring 1O2 generation, including protein and DNA labelling, cross-linking and biosensing. Finally, we will highlight the methodologies available to tailor 1O2 generation, in order to accomplish the proposed bioorganic transformations while avoiding, at the same time, collateral damage related to an untamed production of this reactive species.
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- Organic and Biomimetic Chemistry Research Group, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S4, 9000 Gent, Belgium; (D.A.); (E.C.); (L.T.)
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Barai A, Mukherjee A, Das A, Saxena N, Sen S. α-actinin-4 drives invasiveness by regulating myosin IIB expression and myosin IIA localization. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:272699. [PMID: 34730180 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mechanisms by which the mechanoresponsive actin crosslinking protein α-actinin-4 (ACTN4) regulates cell motility and invasiveness remains incompletely understood. Here we show that in addition to regulating protrusion dynamics and focal adhesion formation, ACTN4 transcriptionally regulates expression of non-muscle myosin IIB (NMM IIB), which is essential for mediating nuclear translocation during 3D invasion. We further show that an indirect association between ACTN4 and NMM IIA mediated by a functional F-actin cytoskeleton is essential for retention of NMM IIA at the cell periphery and modulation of focal adhesion dynamics. A protrusion-dependent model of confined migration recapitulating experimental observations predicts a dependence of protrusion forces on the degree of confinement and on the ratio of nucleus to matrix stiffness. Together, our results suggest that ACTN4 is a master regulator of cancer invasion that regulates invasiveness by controlling NMM IIB expression and NMM IIA localization.
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- Amlan Barai
- Dept. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- IITB-Monash Research Academy, Mumbai, India.,Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Dept. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.,Dept. of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
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- Dept. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Dept. of Biosciences & Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Haberkorn A, Özbagci B, Gruhn M, Büschges A. Optical inactivation of a proprioceptor in an insect by non-genetic tools. J Neurosci Methods 2021; 363:109322. [PMID: 34391793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The specific role of sensory organs in locomotor pattern generation is traditionally investigated by means of mechanical ablation in arthropods that currently do not allow genetic manipulation. Mechanical ablation is irreversible, and may lead to injury discharges and changes in the structural integrity of the cuticle. NEW METHOD Here, we present a new method to temporarily or permanently deprive parts of an insect nervous system of sensory feedback from leg proprioceptors by means of blue light application. We illuminated campaniform sensilla (CS) with a blue LED (420-480 nm) or a 473 nm laser at different light intensities to optically eliminate sensory and motor neuron responses to mechanical stimulation. RESULTS We were able to eliminate all stimulus-evoked responses of CS. Individual CS groups were precisely and selectively inactivated without affecting nearby proprioceptors, using an optical fiber (Ø 200 µm) to guide the light. Our results demonstrated that lower light intensities significantly increase the required exposure time, but also the chance for recovery, thus making the effect reversible. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS In contrast to mechanical ablation, optical inactivation of individual sensory organs is non-invasive and does not affect the behavioral state of the animal, nor does it induce escape behavior. This is especially relevant in non-model system experimental animals where optogenetic manipulation cannot be used, due to a lack of established methods of access. CONCLUSION Our results show that the proposed method is a reliable alternative to mechanical ablation and can be successfully applied to the CS, as it fulfills all requirements regarding selectivity, efficiency, and reproducibility.
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- Anna Haberkorn
- Department for Animal Physiology, Institute for Zoology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Animal Physiology, Institute for Zoology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Animal Physiology, Institute for Zoology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Animal Physiology, Institute for Zoology, Biocenter Cologne, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Strasse 47b, 50674 Cologne, Germany
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Wavreil FDM, Poon J, Wessel GM, Yajima M. Light-induced, spatiotemporal control of protein in the developing embryo of the sea urchin. Dev Biol 2021; 478:13-24. [PMID: 34147471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Differential protein regulation is a critical biological process that regulates cellular activity and controls cell fate determination. It is especially important during early embryogenesis when post-transcriptional events predominate differential fate specification in many organisms. Light-induced approaches have been a powerful technology to interrogate protein functions with temporal and spatial precision, even at subcellular levels within a cell by controlling laser irradiation on the confocal microscope. However, application and efficacy of these tools need to be tested for each model system or for the cell type of interest because of the complex nature of each system. Here, we introduce two types of light-induced approaches to track and control proteins at a subcellular level in the developing embryo of the sea urchin. We found that the photoconvertible fluorescent protein Kaede is highly efficient to distinguish pre-existing and newly synthesized proteins with no apparent phototoxicity, even when interrogating proteins associated with the mitotic spindle. Further, chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) using miniSOG successfully inactivated target proteins of interest in the vegetal cortex and selectively delayed or inhibited asymmetric cell division. Overall, these light-induced manipulations serve as important molecular tools to identify protein function for for subcellular interrogations in developing embryos.
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- Florence D M Wavreil
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, BOX-GL277, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, BOX-GL277, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, BOX-GL277, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry, Brown University, 185 Meeting Street, BOX-GL277, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Transcriptome profiling analysis of muscle tissue reveals potential candidate genes affecting water holding capacity in Chinese Simmental beef cattle. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11897. [PMID: 34099805 PMCID: PMC8184995 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91373-2] [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: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Water holding capacity (WHC) is an important sensory attribute that greatly influences meat quality. However, the molecular mechanism that regulates the beef WHC remains to be elucidated. In this study, the longissimus dorsi (LD) muscles of 49 Chinese Simmental beef cattle were measured for meat quality traits and subjected to RNA sequencing. WHC had significant correlation with 35 kg water loss (r = − 0.99, p < 0.01) and IMF content (r = 0.31, p < 0.05), but not with SF (r = − 0.20, p = 0.18) and pH (r = 0.11, p = 0.44). Eight individuals with the highest WHC (H-WHC) and the lowest WHC (L-WHC) were selected for transcriptome analysis. A total of 865 genes were identified as differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two groups, of which 633 genes were up-regulated and 232 genes were down-regulated. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in 15 GO terms and 96 pathways. Additionally, based on protein–protein interaction (PPI) network, animal QTL database (QTLdb), and relevant literature, the study not only confirmed seven genes (HSPA12A, HSPA13, PPARγ, MYL2, MYPN, TPI, and ATP2A1) influenced WHC in accordance with previous studies, but also identified ATP2B4, ACTN1, ITGAV, TGFBR1, THBS1, and TEK as the most promising novel candidate genes affecting the WHC. These findings could offer important insight for exploring the molecular mechanism underlying the WHC trait and facilitate the improvement of beef quality.
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Genetically Encoded Photosensitizer for Destruction of Protein or Cell Function. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1293:265-279. [PMID: 33398819 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8763-4_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
There are several paths when excited molecules return to the ground state. In the case of fluorescent molecules, the dominant path is fluorescence emission that is greatly contributing to bioimaging. Meanwhile, photosensitizers transfer electron or energy from chromophore to the surrounding molecules, including molecular oxygen. Generated reactive oxygen species has potency to attack other molecules by oxidation. In this chapter, we introduce the chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) method using a photosensitizer to inactivate proteins in a spatiotemporal manner and development of CALI tools, which is useful for investigation of protein functions and dynamics, by inactivation of the target molecules. Moreover, photosensitizers with high efficiency make it possible optogenetic control of cell ablation in living organisms and photodynamic therapy. Further development of photosensitizers with different excitation wavelengths will contribute to the investigation of multiple proteins or cell functions through inactivation in the different positions and timings.
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Das S, Tiwari M, Mondal D, Sahoo BR, Tiwari DK. Growing tool-kit of photosensitizers for clinical and non-clinical applications. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:10897-10940. [PMID: 33165483 DOI: 10.1039/d0tb02085k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Photosensitizers are photosensitive molecules utilized in clinical and non-clinical applications by taking advantage of light-mediated reactive oxygen generation, which triggers local and systemic cellular toxicity. Photosensitizers are used for diverse biological applications such as spatio-temporal inactivation of a protein in a living system by chromophore-assisted light inactivation, localized cell photoablation, photodynamic and immuno-photodynamic therapy, and correlative light-electron microscopy imaging. Substantial efforts have been made to develop several genetically encoded, chemically synthesized, and nanotechnologically driven photosensitizers for successful implementation in redox biology applications. Genetically encoded photosensitizers (GEPS) or reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating proteins have the advantage of using them in the living system since they can be manipulated by genetic engineering with a variety of target-specific genes for the precise spatio-temporal control of ROS generation. The GEPS variety is limited but is expanding with a variety of newly emerging GEPS proteins. Apart from GEPS, a large variety of chemically- and nanotechnologically-empowered photosensitizers have been developed with a major focus on photodynamic therapy-based cancer treatment alone or in combination with pre-existing treatment methods. Recently, immuno-photodynamic therapy has emerged as an effective cancer treatment method using smartly designed photosensitizers to initiate and engage the patient's immune system so as to empower the photosensitizing effect. In this review, we have discussed various types of photosensitizers, their clinical and non-clinical applications, and implementation toward intelligent efficacy, ROS efficiency, and target specificity in biological systems.
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- Suman Das
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Environment, Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa 403206, India.
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Zhang Y, Zhang W, Zeng K, Ao Y, Wang M, Yu Z, Qi F, Yu W, Mao H, Tao L, Zhang C, Tan TTY, Yang X, Pu K, Gao S. Upconversion Nanoparticles-Based Multiplex Protein Activation to Neuron Ablation for Locomotion Regulation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1906797. [PMID: 32003923 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The optogenetic neuron ablation approach enables noninvasive remote decoding of specific neuron function within a complex living organism in high spatiotemporal resolution. However, it suffers from shallow tissue penetration of visible light with low ablation efficiency. This study reports a upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP)-based multiplex proteins activation tool to ablate deep-tissue neurons for locomotion modulation. By optimizing the dopant contents and nanoarchitecure, over 300-fold enhancement of blue (450-470 nm) and red (590-610 nm) emissions from UCNPs is achieved upon 808 nm irradiation. Such emissions simultaneously activate mini singlet oxygen generator and Chrimson, leading to boosted near infrared (NIR) light-induced neuronal ablation efficiency due to the synergism between singlet oxygen generation and intracellular Ca2+ elevation. The loss of neurons severely inhibits reverse locomotion, revealing the instructive role of neurons in controlling motor activity. The deep penetrance NIR light makes the current system feasible for in vivo deep-tissue neuron elimination. The results not only provide a rapidly adoptable platform to efficient photoablate single- and multiple-cells, but also define the neural circuits underlying behavior, with potential for development of remote therapy in diseases.
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- Yan Zhang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
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- LMAM, School of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Center for Quantitative Biology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637457, Singapore
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Rahmanzadeh R, Rudnitzki F, Hüttmann G. Two ways to inactivate the Ki-67 protein-Fragmentation by nanoparticles, crosslinking with fluorescent dyes. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2019; 12:e201800460. [PMID: 31251462 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201800460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Light can manipulate molecular biological processes with high spatial and temporal precision and optical manipulation has become increasingly popular during the last years. In combination with absorbing dyes or gold nanoparticles light is a valuable tool for cell and protein inactivation with high precision. Here we show distinct differences in the underlying mechanisms whether gold nanoparticles or fluorescent dyes are used for the inactivation of the Ki-67 protein. The proliferation-associated protein Ki-67 was addressed by the antibody MIB-1. In vitro studies showed a fragmentation of the Ki-67 protein after laser irradiation of 15 nm gold nanoparticle antibody conjugates with nanosecond pulsed laser, while continuous wave (cw) irradiation of fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)- and Alexa 488-labeled antibodies led to specific crosslinking of Ki-67. The irradiation energy for the gold nanoparticles was above cavitation bubble formation threshold. We observed a fragmentation of the target protein and also of the gold particles. The understanding of the underlying inactivation mechanisms is important for the application and further development of these two techniques, which can harness nanotechnology to introduce molecular selectivity to biological systems.
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Uechi H, Kuranaga E. The Tricellular Junction Protein Sidekick Regulates Vertex Dynamics to Promote Bicellular Junction Extension. Dev Cell 2019; 50:327-338.e5. [PMID: 31353316 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Remodeling of cell-cell junctions drives cell intercalation that causes tissue movement during morphogenesis through the shortening and growth of bicellular junctions. The growth of new junctions is essential for continuing and then completing cellular dynamics and tissue shape sculpting; however, the mechanism underlying junction growth remains obscure. We investigated Drosophila genitalia rotation where continuous cell intercalation occurs to show that myosin II accumulating at the vertices of a new junction is required for the junction growth. This myosin II accumulation requires the adhesive transmembrane protein Sidekick (Sdk), which localizes to the adherens junctions (AJs) of tricellular contacts (tAJs). Sdk also localizes to and blocks the accumulation of E-Cadherin at newly formed growing junctions, which maintains the growth rate. We propose that Sdk facilitates tAJ movement by mediating myosin II-driven contraction and altering the adhesive properties at the tAJs, leading to cell-cell junction extension during persistent junction remodeling.
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- Hiroyuki Uechi
- Laboratory for Histogenetic Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory for Histogenetic Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
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Santos GSP, Magno LAV, Romano-Silva MA, Mintz A, Birbrair A. Pericyte Plasticity in the Brain. Neurosci Bull 2019; 35:551-560. [PMID: 30367336 PMCID: PMC6527663 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-018-0296-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cerebral pericytes are perivascular cells that stabilize blood vessels. Little is known about the plasticity of pericytes in the adult brain in vivo. Recently, using state-of-the-art technologies, including two-photon microscopy in combination with sophisticated Cre/loxP in vivo tracing techniques, a novel role of pericytes was revealed in vascular remodeling in the adult brain. Strikingly, after pericyte ablation, neighboring pericytes expand their processes and prevent vascular dilatation. This new knowledge provides insights into pericyte plasticity in the adult brain.
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- Gabryella S P Santos
- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Department of Mental Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Department of Mental Health, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30130-100, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Xiong Y, Tian X, Ai HW. Molecular Tools to Generate Reactive Oxygen Species in Biological Systems. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1297-1303. [PMID: 30986044 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) not only are byproducts of aerobic respiration, but also play vital roles in metabolism regulation and signal transductions. It is important to understand the functions of ROS in biological systems. In addition, scientists have made use of ROS to kill bacteria and tumors through a process known as photodynamic therapy (PDT). This paper provides a concise review of current molecular tools that can generate ROS in biological systems via either nongenetic or genetically encoded way. Challenges and perspectives are further discussed with the hope of broadening the applications of ROS generators in research and clinical settings.
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- Ying Xiong
- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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- Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, Department of Chemistry, and the UVA Cancer Center , University of Virginia , 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue , Charlottesville , Virginia 22908 , United States
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Trewin AJ, Berry BJ, Wei AY, Bahr LL, Foster TH, Wojtovich AP. Light-induced oxidant production by fluorescent proteins. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 128:157-164. [PMID: 29425690 PMCID: PMC6078816 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Oxidants play an important role in the cell and are involved in many redox processes. Oxidant concentrations are maintained through coordinated production and removal systems. The dysregulation of oxidant homeostasis is a hallmark of many disease pathologies. The local oxidant microdomain is crucial for the initiation of many redox signaling events; however, methods to control oxidant product are limited. Some fluorescent proteins, including GFP, TagRFP, KillerRed, miniSOG, and their derivatives, generate oxidants in response to light. These genetically-encoded photosensitizers produce singlet oxygen and superoxide upon illumination and offer spatial and temporal control over oxidant production. In this review, we will examine the photosensitization properties of fluorescent proteins and their application to redox biology. Emerging concepts of selective oxidant species production via photosensitization and the impact of light on biological systems are discussed.
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- Adam J Trewin
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rochester 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Imaging Sciences, Rochester 14642, United States
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Rochester 14642, United States; University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Rochester 14642, United States.
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Kemp JP, Brieher WM. The actin filament bundling protein α-actinin-4 actually suppresses actin stress fibers by permitting actin turnover. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:14520-14533. [PMID: 30049798 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Cells organize actin filaments into contractile bundles known as stress fibers that resist mechanical stress, increase cell adhesion, remodel the extracellular matrix, and maintain tissue integrity. α-actinin is an actin filament bundling protein that is thought to be essential for stress fiber formation and stability. However, previous studies have also suggested that α-actinin might disrupt fibers, making the true function of this biomolecule unclear. Here we use fluorescence imaging to show that kidney epithelial cells depleted of α-actinin-4 via shRNA or CRISPR/Cas9, or expressing a disruptive mutant make more massive stress fibers that are less dynamic than those in WT cells, leading to defects in cell motility and wound healing. The increase in stress fiber mass and stability can be explained, in part, by increased loading of the filament component tropomyosin onto stress fibers in the absence of α-actinin, as monitored via immunofluorescence. We show using imaging and cosedimentation that α-actinin and tropomyosin compete for binding to F-actin and that tropomyosin shields actin filaments from cofilin-mediated disassembly in vitro and in cells. Perturbing tropomyosin in cells lacking α-actinin-4 results in a complete loss of stress fibers. Our results with α-actinin-4 on stress fiber organization are the opposite of what might have been predicted from previous in vitro biochemistry and further highlight how the complex interactions of multiple proteins competing for filament binding lead to unexpected functions for actin-binding proteins in cells.
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- From the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Manzoor O, Soleja N, Mohsin M. Nanoscale gizmos - the novel fluorescent probes for monitoring protein activity. Biochem Eng J 2018; 133:83-95. [PMID: 32518506 PMCID: PMC7270366 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Genetically-encoded FRET, organic dye, QD based sensors. Real-time monitoring of the respective metabolite level at sub cellular level. Spatio temporal resolution of the fluorophores by low intensity light. Monitoring of various metabolite levels in any cell type prokaryotic and eukaryotic as well. Functional analysis of the role of proteases in several diseases.
Nanobiotechnology has emerged inherently as an interdisciplinary field, with collaborations from researchers belonging to diverse backgrounds like molecular biology, materials science and organic chemistry. Till the current times, researchers have been able to design numerous types of nanoscale fluorescent tool kits for monitoring protein–protein interactions through real time cellular imagery in a fluorescence microscope. It is apparent that supplementing any protein of interest with a fluorescence habit traces its function and regulation within a cell. Our review therefore highlights the application of several fluorescent probes such as molecular organic dyes, quantum dots (QD) and fluorescent proteins (FPs) to determine activity state, expression and localization of proteins in live and fixed cells. The focus is on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) based nanosensors that have been developed by researchers to visualize and monitor protein dynamics and quantify metabolites of diverse nature. FRET based toolkits permit the resolution of ambiguities that arise due to the rotation of sensor molecules and flexibility of the probe. Achievements of live cell imaging and efficient spatiotemporal resolution however have been possible only with the advent of fluorescence microscopic technology, equipped with precisely sensitive automated softwares.
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Leem JW, Kim SR, Choi KH, Kim YL. Plasmonic photocatalyst-like fluorescent proteins for generating reactive oxygen species. NANO CONVERGENCE 2018; 5:8. [PMID: 29607289 PMCID: PMC5862923 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-018-0140-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The recent advances in photocatalysis have opened a variety of new possibilities for energy and biomedical applications. In particular, plasmonic photocatalysis using hybridization of semiconductor materials and metal nanoparticles has recently facilitated the rapid progress in enhancing photocatalytic efficiency under visible or solar light. One critical underlying aspect of photocatalysis is that it generates and releases reactive oxygen species (ROS) as intermediate or final products upon light excitation or activation. Although plasmonic photocatalysis overcomes the limitation of UV irradiation, synthesized metal/semiconductor nanomaterial photocatalysts often bring up biohazardous and environmental issues. In this respect, this review article is centered in identifying natural photosensitizing organic materials that can generate similar types of ROS as those of plasmonic photocatalysis. In particular, we propose the idea of plasmonic photocatalyst-like fluorescent proteins for ROS generation under visible light irradiation. We recapitulate fluorescent proteins that have Type I and Type II photosensitization properties in a comparable manner to plasmonic photocatalysis. Plasmonic photocatalysis and protein photosensitization have not yet been compared systemically in terms of ROS photogeneration under visible light, although the phototoxicity and cytotoxicity of some fluorescent proteins are well recognized. A comprehensive understanding of plasmonic photocatalyst-like fluorescent proteins and their potential advantages will lead us to explore new environmental, biomedical, and defense applications.
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- Jung Woo Leem
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, Jeollabuk-do 55365 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, Jeollabuk-do 55365 Republic of Korea
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
- Purdue Quantum Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
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Sato S, Tsushima M, Nakamura H. Target-protein-selective inactivation and labelling using an oxidative catalyst. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:6168-6179. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01484a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and radical species generated by oxidative single-electron transfer (SET) catalysts induce local environmental oxidative reactions, resulting in protein inactivation and labelling in proximity to the catalysts.
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- Shinichi Sato
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science
- Institute of Innovative Research
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama
- Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science
- Institute of Innovative Research
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama
- Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science
- Institute of Innovative Research
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Yokohama
- Japan
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Hill RA, Damisah EC, Chen F, Kwan AC, Grutzendler J. Targeted two-photon chemical apoptotic ablation of defined cell types in vivo. Nat Commun 2017. [PMID: 28621306 PMCID: PMC5501159 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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A major bottleneck limiting understanding of mechanisms and consequences of cell death in complex organisms is the inability to induce and visualize this process with spatial and temporal precision in living animals. Here we report a technique termed two-photon chemical apoptotic targeted ablation (2Phatal) that uses focal illumination with a femtosecond-pulsed laser to bleach a nucleic acid-binding dye causing dose-dependent apoptosis of individual cells without collateral damage. Using 2Phatal, we achieve precise ablation of distinct populations of neurons, glia and pericytes in the mouse brain and in zebrafish. When combined with organelle-targeted fluorescent proteins and biosensors, we uncover previously unrecognized cell-type differences in patterns of apoptosis and associated dynamics of ribosomal disassembly, calcium overload and mitochondrial fission. 2Phatal provides a powerful and rapidly adoptable platform to investigate in vivo functional consequences and neural plasticity following cell death as well as apoptosis, cell clearance and tissue remodelling in diverse organs and species. Investigating cell death in living organisms is hampered by a lack of techniques to induce apoptosis with spatial and temporal precision without collateral damage. Here the authors develop two-photon chemical apoptotic targeted ablation (2Phatal), allowing studies of apoptosis and its functional consequences in vivo.
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- Robert A Hill
- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA
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Souslova EA, Mironova KE, Deyev SM. Applications of genetically encoded photosensitizer miniSOG: from correlative light electron microscopy to immunophotosensitizing. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2017; 10:338-352. [PMID: 27435584 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201600120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Genetically encoded photosensitizers (PSs), e.g. ROS generating proteins, correspond to a novel class of PSs that are highly desirable for biological and medical applications since they can be used in combination with a variety of genetic engineering manipulations allowing for precise spatio-temporal control of ROS production within living cells and organisms. In contrast to the commonly used chemical PSs, they can be modified using genetic engineering approaches and targeted to particular cellular compartments and cell types. Mini Singlet Oxygen Generator (miniSOG), a small flavoprotein capable of singlet oxygen production upon blue light irradiation, was initially reported as a high contrast probe for correlative light electron microscopy (CLEM) without the need of exogenous ligands, probes or destructive permeabilizing detergents. Further miniSOG was successfully applied for chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) of proteins, as well as for photo-induced cell ablation in tissue cultures and in Caenorhabditis elegans. Finally, a novel approach of immunophotosensitizing has been developed, exploiting the specificity of mini-antibodies or selective scaffold proteins and photo-induced cytotoxicity of miniSOG, which is particularly promising for selective non-invasive photodynamic therapy of cancer (PDT) due to the spatial selectivity and locality of destructive action compared to other methods of oncotherapy.
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- Ekaterina A Souslova
- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCH RAS), Miklukho-Maklaya str. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCH RAS), Miklukho-Maklaya str. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences (IBCH RAS), Miklukho-Maklaya str. 16/10, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Milanini J, Fayad R, Partisani M, Lecine P, Borg JP, Franco M, Luton F. EFA6 regulates lumen formation through alpha-actinin 1. J Cell Sci 2017; 131:jcs.209361. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.209361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A key step of epithelial morphogenesis is the creation of the lumen. Luminogenesis by hollowing proceeds through the fusion of apical vesicles at cell-cell contact. The small nascent lumens grow through extension, coalescence and enlargement coordinated with cell division to give rise to a single central lumen. Here, using MDCK cells grown in 3D-culture, we show that EFA6A participates in luminogenesis. EFA6A recruits α-actinin 1 (ACTN1) through direct binding. In polarized cells, ACTN1 was found to be enriched at the tight junction where it acts as a primary effector of EFA6A for normal luminogenesis. Both proteins are essential for the lumen extension and enlargement, where they mediate their effect by regulating the cortical acto-myosin contractility. Finally, ACTN1 was also found to act as an effector for the isoform EFA6B in the human mammary tumoral MCF7 cell line. EFA6B restored the glandular morphology of this tumoral cell line in an ACTN1-dependent manner. Thus, we identified new regulators of cyst luminogenesis essential for the proper maturation of a newly-formed lumen into a single central lumen.
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- Julie Milanini
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), Valbonne, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), Valbonne, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), Valbonne, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), "Cell Polarity, Cell Signalling and Cancer", Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1068, Marseille, F-13009, France; CNRS, UMR7258, Marseille, F-13009, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, F-13009, France; Aix-Marseille University, UM105, Marseille, F-13284, France
- present address: BIOASTER, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), "Cell Polarity, Cell Signalling and Cancer", Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Inserm U1068, Marseille, F-13009, France; CNRS, UMR7258, Marseille, F-13009, France; Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, F-13009, France; Aix-Marseille University, UM105, Marseille, F-13284, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), Valbonne, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IPMC), Valbonne, France
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Rodriguez EA, Campbell RE, Lin JY, Lin MZ, Miyawaki A, Palmer AE, Shu X, Zhang J, Tsien RY. The Growing and Glowing Toolbox of Fluorescent and Photoactive Proteins. Trends Biochem Sci 2016; 42:111-129. [PMID: 27814948 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 393] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Over the past 20 years, protein engineering has been extensively used to improve and modify the fundamental properties of fluorescent proteins (FPs) with the goal of adapting them for a fantastic range of applications. FPs have been modified by a combination of rational design, structure-based mutagenesis, and countless cycles of directed evolution (gene diversification followed by selection of clones with desired properties) that have collectively pushed the properties to photophysical and biochemical extremes. In this review, we provide both a summary of the progress that has been made during the past two decades, and a broad overview of the current state of FP development and applications in mammalian systems.
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- Erik A Rodriguez
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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Zhao L, Zhang J, Xu H, Geng H, Cheng Y. Conjugated Polymers/DNA Hybrid Materials for Protein Inactivation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:22923-22929. [PMID: 27533365 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b07803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) is a powerful tool for analyzing protein functions due to the high degree of spatial and temporal resolution. In this work, we demonstrate a CALI approach based on conjugated polymers (CPs)/DNA hybrid material for protein inactivation. The target protein is conjugated with single-stranded DNA in advance. Single-stranded DNA can form CPs/DNA hybrid material with cationic CPs via electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. Through the formation of CPs/DNA hybrid material, the target protein that is conjugated with DNA is brought into close proximity to CPs. Under irradiation, CPs harvest light and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in the inactivation of the adjacent target protein. This approach can efficiently inactivate any target protein which is conjugated with DNA and has good specificity and universality, providing a new strategy for studies of protein function and adjustment of protein activity.
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- Likun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University , Baoding 071002, Hebei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University , Baoding 071002, Hebei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University , Baoding 071002, Hebei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University , Baoding 071002, Hebei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University , Baoding 071002, Hebei, P. R. China
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Li Y, Christensen JR, Homa KE, Hocky GM, Fok A, Sees JA, Voth GA, Kovar DR. The F-actin bundler α-actinin Ain1 is tailored for ring assembly and constriction during cytokinesis in fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:1821-33. [PMID: 27075176 PMCID: PMC4884072 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-01-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The actomyosin contractile ring is a network of cross-linked actin filaments that facilitates cytokinesis in dividing cells. Contractile ring formation has been well characterized in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, in which the cross-linking protein α-actinin SpAin1 bundles the actin filament network. However, the specific biochemical properties of SpAin1 and whether they are tailored for cytokinesis are not known. Therefore we purified SpAin1 and quantified its ability to dynamically bind and bundle actin filaments in vitro using a combination of bulk sedimentation assays and direct visualization by two-color total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. We found that, while SpAin1 bundles actin filaments of mixed polarity like other α-actinins, SpAin1 has lower bundling activity and is more dynamic than human α-actinin HsACTN4. To determine whether dynamic bundling is important for cytokinesis in fission yeast, we created the less dynamic bundling mutant SpAin1(R216E). We found that dynamic bundling is critical for cytokinesis, as cells expressing SpAin1(R216E) display disorganized ring material and delays in both ring formation and constriction. Furthermore, computer simulations of initial actin filament elongation and alignment revealed that an intermediate level of cross-linking best facilitates filament alignment. Together our results demonstrate that dynamic bundling by SpAin1 is important for proper contractile ring formation and constriction.
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- Yujie Li
- Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, and Computation Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, and Computation Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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- Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
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Pélissier-Monier A, Sanson B, Monier B. Performing Chromophore-Assisted Laser Inactivation in Drosophila Embryos Using GFP. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1478:161-176. [PMID: 27730580 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chromophore-assisted laser inactivation (CALI) is an optogenetic technique in which light-induced release of reactive oxygen species triggers acute inactivation of a protein of interest, with high spatial and temporal resolution. At its simplest, selective protein inactivation can be achieved via the genetic fusion of the protein to a photosensitizer such as EGFP, and using standard optical setups such as laser scanning confocal microscopes. Although use of CALI in Drosophila is relatively recent, this technique can be a powerful complement to developmental genetics, especially in vivo as it allows visualization of the immediate consequences of local protein inactivation when coupled to time-lapse microscopy analysis. In addition to providing examples of protocols, this chapter is intended as a conceptual framework to support the rational design of CALI experiments.
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- Anne Pélissier-Monier
- Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
- CNRS, UMR5547, Centre de Biologie du Développement, 31062, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Anatomy Building, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK.
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- Université Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire du Contrôle de la Prolifération, CNRS, UMR5088, 31062, Toulouse, France
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Leyva-Leyva M, López-Díaz A, Barrera L, Camacho-Morales A, Hernandez-Aguilar F, Carrillo-Casas EM, Arriaga-Pizano L, Calderón-Pérez J, García-Álvarez J, Orozco-Hoyuela G, Piña-Barba C, Rojas-Martínez A, Romero-Díaz V, Lara-Arias J, Rivera-Bolaños N, López-Camarillo C, Moncada-Saucedo N, Galván-De los Santos A, Meza-Urzúa F, Villarreal-Gómez L, Fuentes-Mera L. Differential Expression of Adhesion-Related Proteins and MAPK Pathways Lead to Suitable Osteoblast Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Subpopulations. Stem Cells Dev 2015; 24:2577-90. [PMID: 26230358 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2015.0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cellular adhesion enables communication between cells and their environment. Adhesion can be achieved throughout focal adhesions and its components influence osteoblast differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Because cell adhesion and osteoblast differentiation are closely related, this article aimed to analyze the expression profiles of adhesion-related proteins during osteoblastic differentiation of two hMSCs subpopulations (CD105(+) and CD105(-)) and propose a strategy for assembling bone grafts based on its adhesion ability. In vitro experiments of osteogenic differentiation in CD105(-) cells showed superior adhesion efficiency and 2-fold increase of α-actinin expression compared with CD105(+) cells at the maturation stage. Interestingly, levels of activated β1-integrin increased in CD105(-) cells during the process. Additionally, the CD105(-) subpopulation showed 3-fold increase of phosphorylated FAK(Y397) compared to CD105(+) cells. Results also indicate that ERK1/2 was activated during CD105(-) bone differentiation and participation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-p38 in CD105(+) differentiation through a focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-independent pathway. In vivo trial demonstrated that grafts containing CD105(-) showed osteocytes embedded in a mineralized matrix, promoted adequate graft integration, increased host vascular infiltration, and efficient intramembranous repairing. In contrast, grafts containing CD105(+) showed deficient endochondral ossification and fibrocartilaginous tissue. Based on the expression of α-actinin, FAKy,(397) and ERK1/2 activation, we define maturation stage as critical for bone graft assembling. By in vitro assays, CD105(-) subpopulation showed superior adhesion efficiency compared to CD105(+) cells. Considering in vitro and in vivo assays, this study suggests that integration of a scaffold with CD105(-) subpopulation at the maturation stage represents an attractive strategy for clinical use in orthopedic bioengineering.
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- Margarita Leyva-Leyva
- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad, Dirección de Investigación Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad, Dirección de Investigación Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 2 Laboratorio de Inmunología Integrativa, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas ," México City, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,4 Unidad de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad, Dirección de Investigación Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad, Dirección de Investigación Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 5 Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunoquímica, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI , IMSS, México City, México
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- 6 División de Ginecología y Obstetricia, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 7 Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , México City, México
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- 8 Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , México City, México
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- 9 Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) , México City, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,10 Unidad de Terapias Experimentales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 11 Departamento de Histología, Facultad de Medicina , UANL, Monterrey, México .,12 Unidad de Bioimágen, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 13 Laboratorio de Ingeniería Tisular-Banco de Hueso y Tejidos, Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González ," Monterrey, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,10 Unidad de Terapias Experimentales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 14 Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México , México City, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,10 Unidad de Terapias Experimentales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,10 Unidad de Terapias Experimentales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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- 1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad, Dirección de Investigación Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González ," México City, México
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- 15 Centro de Ingeniería y Tecnología (CITEC), Universidad Autónoma de Baja California , Baja California, Tijuana, México
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- 3 Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México .,10 Unidad de Terapias Experimentales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) , Monterrey, México
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α-Actinin-4 enhances colorectal cancer cell invasion by suppressing focal adhesion maturation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120616. [PMID: 25860875 PMCID: PMC4393021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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α-Actinins (ACTNs) are known to crosslink actin filaments at focal adhesions in migrating cells. Among the four isoforms of mammalian ACTNs, ACTN1 and ACTN4 are ubiquitously expressed. Recently, ACTN4 was reported to enhance cancer cell motility, invasion, and metastasis. However, the mechanism by which ACTN4 drives these malignant phenotypes remains unclear. Here, we show that ACTN4, but not ACTN1, induces the formation of immature focal adhesions in DLD-1 cells, leading to the rapid turnover of focal adhesions. Interestingly, zyxin (ZYX) assembly to focal adhesions was markedly decreased in ACTN4-expressing DLD-1 cells, while the recruitment of paxillin (PAX) occurred normally. On the other hand, in ACTN1-expressing DLD-1 cells, PAX and ZYX were normally recruited to focal adhesions, suggesting that ACTN4 specifically impairs focal adhesion maturation by inhibiting the recruitment of ZYX to focal complexes. Using purified recombinant proteins, we found that ZYX binding to ACTN4 was defective under conditions where ZYX binding to ACTN1 was observed. Furthermore, Matrigel invasion of SW480 cells that express high endogenous levels of ACTN4 protein was inhibited by ectopic expression of ACTN1. Altogether, our results suggest that ZYX defective binding to ACTN4, which occupies focal adhesions instead of ACTN1, induces the formation of immature focal adhesions, resulting in the enhancement of cell motility and invasion.
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Roll, adhere, spread and contract: structural mechanics of platelet function. Eur J Cell Biol 2015; 94:129-38. [PMID: 25655000 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Revised: 12/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Platelets are involved in life-sustaining processes such as hemostasis, wound healing, atherothrombosis and angiogenesis. Mechanical trauma to blood vessels causes platelet activation resulting in their adherence and clot formation at the damaged site, culminating in clot retraction and tissue repair. Two of the major players underlying this process are the cytoskeleton, i.e., actin and microtubules, and the membrane integrin receptors. Rare congenital bleeding disorders such as Glanzmann thrombasthenia and Bernard-Soulier syndrome are associated with genetic alterations of platelet surface receptors, also affecting the platelet cytoskeletal structure. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about platelet structure and adhesion, and delve into the mechanical aspects of platelet function. Platelets lack a nucleus, and can thus provide a minimal model of a biological cell. New biophysical tools may help to scrutinize platelets anew and to extend the existing knowledge on cell biology.
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Sano Y, Watanabe W, Matsunaga S. Chromophore-assisted laser inactivation--towards a spatiotemporal-functional analysis of proteins, and the ablation of chromatin, organelle and cell function. J Cell Sci 2014; 127:1621-9. [PMID: 24737873 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.144527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chromophore-assisted laser or light inactivation (CALI) has been employed as a promising technique to achieve spatiotemporal knockdown or loss-of-function of target molecules in situ. CALI is performed using photosensitizers as generators of reactive oxygen species (ROS). There are two CALI approaches that use either transgenic tags with chemical photosensitizers, or genetically encoded fluorescent protein fusions. Using spatially restricted microscopy illumination, CALI can address questions regarding, for example, protein isoforms, subcellular localization or phase-specific analyses of multifunctional proteins that other knockdown approaches, such as RNA interference or treatment with chemicals, cannot. Furthermore, rescue experiments can clarify the phenotypic capabilities of CALI after the depletion of endogenous targets. CALI can also provide information about individual events that are involved in the function of a target protein and highlight them in multifactorial events. Beyond functional analysis of proteins, CALI of nuclear proteins can be performed to induce cell cycle arrest, chromatin- or locus-specific DNA damage. Even at organelle level - such as in mitochondria, the plasma membrane or lysosomes - CALI can trigger cell death. Moreover, CALI has emerged as an optogenetic tool to switch off signaling pathways, including the optical depletion of individual neurons. In this Commentary, we review recent applications of CALI and discuss the utility and effective use of CALI to address open questions in cell biology.
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- Yukimi Sano
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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α-Actinins are a major class of actin filament cross-linking proteins expressed in virtually all cells. In muscle, actinins cross-link thin filaments from adjacent sarcomeres. In non-muscle cells, different actinin isoforms play analogous roles in cross-linking actin filaments and anchoring them to structures such as cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions. Although actinins have long been known to play roles in cytokinesis, cell adhesion and cell migration, recent studies have provided further mechanistic insights into these functions. Roles for actinins in synaptic plasticity and membrane trafficking events have emerged more recently, as has a 'non-canonical' function for actinins in transcriptional regulation in the nucleus. In the present paper we review recent advances in our understanding of these diverse cell biological functions of actinins in non-muscle cells, as well as their roles in cancer and in genetic disorders affecting platelet and kidney physiology. We also make two proposals with regard to the actinin nomenclature. First, we argue that naming actinin isoforms according to their expression patterns is problematic and we suggest a more precise nomenclature system. Secondly, we suggest that the α in α-actinin is superfluous and can be omitted.
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Read NC, Gutsol A, Holterman CE, Carter A, Coulombe J, Gray DA, Kennedy CRJ. Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 deletion ameliorates glomerular injury in mice with ACTN4-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:1028-40. [PMID: 24662305 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Renal ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is upregulated in a subset of human glomerulopathies, including focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), where it may serve to promote ubiquitin pools for degradation of cytotoxic proteins. In the present study, we tested whether UCHL1 is expressed in podocytes of a mouse model of ACTN4-associated FSGS. Podocyte UCHL1 protein was detected in glomeruli of K256E-ACTN4(pod+)/UCHL1+/+ mice. UCHL1+/- mice were intercrossed with K256E-ACTN4(pod+) mice and monitored for features of glomerular disease. 10-week-old K256E-ACTN4(pod+)/UCHL1-/- mice exhibited significantly ameliorated albuminuria, glomerulosclerosis, tubular pathology and blood pressure. Interestingly, while UCHL1 deletion diminished both tubular and glomerular apoptosis, WT1-positive nuclei were unchanged. Finally, UCHL1 levels correlated positively with poly-ubiquitinated proteins but negatively with K256E-α-actinin-4 levels, implying reduced K256E-α-actinin-4 proteolysis in the absence of UCHL1. Our data suggest that UCHL1 upregulation in ACTN4-associated FSGS fuels the proteasome and that UCHL1 deletion may impair proteolysis and thereby preserve K256E/wt-α-actinin-4 heterodimers, maintaining podocyte cytoskeletal integrity and protecting the glomerular filtration barrier.
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- Naomi C Read
- Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Kidney Research Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Hirata H, Tatsumi H, Lim CT, Sokabe M. Force-dependent vinculin binding to talin in live cells: a crucial step in anchoring the actin cytoskeleton to focal adhesions. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 306:C607-20. [PMID: 24452377 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00122.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mechanical forces play a pivotal role in the regulation of focal adhesions (FAs) where the actin cytoskeleton is anchored to the extracellular matrix through integrin and a variety of linker proteins including talin and vinculin. The localization of vinculin at FAs depends on mechanical forces. While in vitro studies have demonstrated the force-induced increase in vinculin binding to talin, it remains unclear whether such a mechanism exists at FAs in vivo. In this study, using fibroblasts cultured on elastic silicone substrata, we have examined the role of forces in modulating talin-vinculin binding at FAs. Stretching the substrata caused vinculin accumulation at talin-containing FAs, and this accumulation was abrogated by expressing the talin-binding domain of vinculin (domain D1, which inhibits endogenous vinculin from binding to talin). These results indicate that mechanical forces loaded to FAs facilitate vinculin binding to talin at FAs. In cell-protruding regions, the actin network moved backward over talin-containing FAs in domain D1-expressing cells while it was anchored to FAs in control cells, suggesting that the force-dependent vinculin binding to talin is crucial for anchoring the actin cytoskeleton to FAs in living cells.
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- Hiroaki Hirata
- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Jahed Z, Shams H, Mehrbod M, Mofrad MRK. Mechanotransduction pathways linking the extracellular matrix to the nucleus. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 310:171-220. [PMID: 24725427 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800180-6.00005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Cells contain several mechanosensing components that transduce mechanical signals into biochemical cascades. During cell-ECM adhesion, a complex network of molecules mechanically couples the extracellular matrix (ECM), cytoskeleton, and nucleoskeleton. The network comprises transmembrane receptor proteins and focal adhesions, which link the ECM and cytoskeleton. Additionally, recently identified protein complexes extend this linkage to the nucleus by linking the cytoskeleton and the nucleoskeleton. Despite numerous studies in this field, due to the complexity of this network, our knowledge of the mechanisms of cell-ECM adhesion at the molecular level remains remarkably incomplete. Herein, we present a review of the structures of key molecules involved in cell-ECM adhesion, along with an evaluation of their predicted roles in mechanical sensing. Additionally, specific binding events prompted by force-induced conformational changes of each molecule are discussed. Finally, we propose a model for the biomechanical events prominent in cell-ECM adhesion.
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- Zeinab Jahed
- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA.
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Nobis M, Carragher NO, McGhee EJ, Morton JP, Sansom OJ, Anderson KI, Timpson P. Advanced intravital subcellular imaging reveals vital three-dimensional signalling events driving cancer cell behaviour and drug responses in live tissue. FEBS J 2013; 280:5177-97. [PMID: 23678945 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The integration of signal transduction pathways plays a fundamental role in governing disease initiation, progression and outcome. It is therefore necessary to understand disease at the signalling level to enable effective treatment and to intervene in its progression. The recent extension of in vitro subcellular image-based analysis to live in vivo modelling of disease is providing a more complete picture of real-time, dynamic signalling processes or drug responses in live tissue. Intravital imaging offers alternative strategies for studying disease and embraces the biological complexities that govern disease progression. In the present review, we highlight how three-dimensional or live intravital imaging has uncovered novel insights into biological mechanisms or modes of drug action. Furthermore, we offer a prospective view of how imaging applications may be integrated further with the aim of understanding disease in a more physiological and functional manner within the framework of the drug discovery process.
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- Max Nobis
- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK
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Lin JY, Sann SB, Zhou K, Nabavi S, Proulx CD, Malinow R, Jin Y, Tsien RY. Optogenetic inhibition of synaptic release with chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI). Neuron 2013; 79:241-53. [PMID: 23889931 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Optogenetic techniques provide effective ways of manipulating the functions of selected neurons with light. In the current study, we engineered an optogenetic technique that directly inhibits neurotransmitter release. We used a genetically encoded singlet oxygen generator, miniSOG, to conduct chromophore assisted light inactivation (CALI) of synaptic proteins. Fusions of miniSOG to VAMP2 and synaptophysin enabled disruption of presynaptic vesicular release upon illumination with blue light. In cultured neurons and hippocampal organotypic slices, synaptic release was reduced up to 100%. Such inhibition lasted >1 hr and had minimal effects on membrane electrical properties. When miniSOG-VAMP2 was expressed panneuronally in Caenorhabditis elegans, movement of the worms was reduced after illumination, and paralysis was often observed. The movement of the worms recovered overnight. We name this technique Inhibition of Synapses with CALI (InSynC). InSynC is a powerful way to silence genetically specified synapses with light in a spatially and temporally precise manner.
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- John Y Lin
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0647, USA.
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Regulation of cytoskeleton organization by sphingosine in a mouse cell model of progressive ovarian cancer. Biomolecules 2013; 3:386-407. [PMID: 24970173 PMCID: PMC4030958 DOI: 10.3390/biom3030386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is a multigenic disease and molecular events driving ovarian cancer progression are not well established. We have previously reported the dysregulation of the cytoskeleton during ovarian cancer progression in a syngeneic mouse cell model for progressive ovarian cancer. In the present studies, we investigated if the cytoskeleton organization is a potential target for chemopreventive treatment with the bioactive sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine. Long-term treatment with non-toxic concentrations of sphingosine but not other sphingolipid metabolites led to a partial reversal of a cytoskeleton architecture commonly associated with aggressive cancer phenotypes towards an organization reminiscent of non-malignant cell phenotypes. This was evident by increased F-actin polymerization and organization, a reduced focal adhesion kinase expression, increased α-actinin and vinculin levels which together led to the assembly of more mature focal adhesions. Downstream focal adhesion signaling, the suppression of myosin light chain kinase expression and hypophosphorylation of its targets were observed after treatment with sphingosine. These results suggest that sphingosine modulate the assembly of actin stress fibers via regulation of focal adhesions and myosin light chain kinase. The impact of these events on suppression of ovarian cancer by exogenous sphingosine and their potential as molecular markers for treatment efficacy warrants further investigation.
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Vitriol EA, Wise AL, Berginski ME, Bamburg JR, Zheng JQ. Instantaneous inactivation of cofilin reveals its function of F-actin disassembly in lamellipodia. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:2238-47. [PMID: 23676663 PMCID: PMC3708729 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-03-0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cofilin is a key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton. It can sever actin filaments, accelerate filament disassembly, act as a nucleation factor, recruit or antagonize other actin regulators, and control the pool of polymerization-competent actin monomers. In cells these actions have complex functional outputs. The timing and localization of cofilin activity are carefully regulated, and thus global, long-term perturbations may not be sufficient to probe its precise function. To better understand cofilin's spatiotemporal action in cells, we implemented chromophore-assisted laser inactivation (CALI) to instantly and specifically inactivate it. In addition to globally inhibiting actin turnover, CALI of cofilin generated several profound effects on the lamellipodia, including an increase of F-actin, a rearward expansion of the actin network, and a reduction in retrograde flow speed. These results support the hypothesis that the principal role of cofilin in lamellipodia at steady state is to break down F-actin, control filament turnover, and regulate the rate of retrograde flow.
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- Eric A. Vitriol
- Departments of Cell Biology and Neurology, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Neurology, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Neurology, Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322
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Martinelli R, Kamei M, Sage PT, Massol R, Varghese L, Sciuto T, Toporsian M, Dvorak AM, Kirchhausen T, Springer TA, Carman CV. Release of cellular tension signals self-restorative ventral lamellipodia to heal barrier micro-wounds. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 201:449-65. [PMID: 23629967 PMCID: PMC3639391 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201209077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Endothelial and epithelial barrier disruptions are detected via local decrease in cellular tension, which are coupled to reactive oxygen species–dependent self-restorative actin remodeling dynamics. Basic mechanisms by which cellular barriers sense and respond to integrity disruptions remain poorly understood. Despite its tenuous structure and constitutive exposure to disruptive strains, the vascular endothelium exhibits robust barrier function. We show that in response to micrometer-scale disruptions induced by transmigrating leukocytes, endothelial cells generate unique ventral lamellipodia that propagate via integrins toward and across these “micro-wounds” to close them. This novel actin remodeling activity progressively healed multiple micro-wounds in succession and changed direction during this process. Mechanical probe-induced micro-wounding of both endothelia and epithelia suggests that ventral lamellipodia formed as a response to force imbalance and specifically loss of isometric tension. Ventral lamellipodia were enriched in the Rac1 effectors cortactin, IQGAP, and p47Phox and exhibited localized production of hydrogen peroxide. Together with Apr2/3, these were functionally required for effective micro-wound healing. We propose that barrier disruptions are detected as local release of isometric tension/force unloading, which is directly coupled to reactive oxygen species–dependent self-restorative actin remodeling dynamics.
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- Roberta Martinelli
- Department of Medicine, Center for Vascular Biology Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Roca-Cusachs P, del Rio A, Puklin-Faucher E, Gauthier NC, Biais N, Sheetz MP. Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E1361-70. [PMID: 23515331 PMCID: PMC3625291 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220723110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Focal adhesions are mechanosensitive elements that enable mechanical communication between cells and the extracellular matrix. Here, we demonstrate a major mechanosensitive pathway in which α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation by linking integrins to actin in nascent adhesions. We show that depletion of the focal adhesion protein α-actinin enhances force generation in initial adhesions on fibronectin, but impairs mechanotransduction in a subsequent step, preventing adhesion maturation. Expression of an α-actinin fragment containing the integrin binding domain, however, dramatically reduces force generation in depleted cells. This behavior can be explained by a competition between talin (which mediates initial adhesion and force generation) and α-actinin for integrin binding. Indeed, we show in an in vitro assay that talin and α-actinin compete for binding to β3 integrins, but cooperate in binding to β1 integrins. Consistently, we find opposite effects of α-actinin depletion and expression of mutants on substrates that bind β3 integrins (fibronectin and vitronectin) versus substrates that only bind β1 integrins (collagen). We thus suggest that nascent adhesions composed of β3 integrins are initially linked to the actin cytoskeleton by talin, and then α-actinin competes with talin to bind β3 integrins. Force transmitted through α-actinin then triggers adhesion maturation. Once adhesions have matured, α-actinin recruitment correlates with force generation, suggesting that α-actinin is the main link transmitting force between integrins and the cytoskeleton in mature adhesions. Such a multistep process enables cells to adjust forces on matrices, unveiling a role of α-actinin that is different from its well-studied function as an actin cross-linker.
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- Pere Roca-Cusachs
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Physiological Sciences I, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Center for Biophysical Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Mechanobiology Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Mechanobiology Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411; and
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Prakash J, Kodanko JJ. Metal-based methods for protein inactivation. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2013; 17:197-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chong H, Zhu C, Song J, Feng L, Yang Q, Liu L, Lv F, Wang S. Preparation and Optical Property of New Fluorescent Nanoparticles. Macromol Rapid Commun 2013; 34:736-42. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201200755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Feng Y, Ngu H, Alford SK, Ward M, Yin F, Longmore GD. α-actinin1 and 4 tyrosine phosphorylation is critical for stress fiber establishment, maintenance and focal adhesion maturation. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:1124-35. [PMID: 23454549 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 02/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In polarized, migrating cells, stress fibers are a highly dynamic network of contractile acto-myosin structures composed of bundles of actin filaments held together by actin cross-linking proteins such as α-actinins. As such, α-actinins influence actin cytoskeleton organization and dynamics and focal adhesion maturation. In response to environmental signals, α-actinins are tyrosine phosphorylated and this affects their binding to actin stress fibers; however, the cellular role of α-actinin tyrosine phosphorylation remains largely unknown. We found that non-muscle α-actinin1/4 are critical for the establishment of dorsal stress fibers and maintenance of transverse arc stress fibers. Analysis of cells genetically depleted of α-actinin1 and 4 reveals two distinct modes for focal adhesion maturation. An α-actinin1 or 4 dependent mode that uses dorsal stress fiber precursors as a template for establishing focal adhesions and their maturation, and an α-actinin-independent manner that uses transverse arc precursors to establish focal adhesions at both ends. Focal adhesions formed in the absence of α-actinins are delayed in their maturation, exhibit altered morphology, have decreased amounts of Zyxin and VASP, and reduced adhesiveness to extracellular matrix. Further rescue experiments demonstrate that the tyrosine phosphorylation of α-actinin1 at Y12 and α-actinin4 at Y265 is critical for dorsal stress fiber establishment, transverse arc maintenance and focal adhesion maturation.
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- Yunfeng Feng
- Departments of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Burdisso JE, González Á, Arregui CO. PTP1B promotes focal complex maturation, lamellar persistence and directional migration. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:1820-31. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.118828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Previous findings established that ER-bound PTP1B targets peripheral cell-matrix adhesions and regulates positively cell adhesion to fibronectin. Here we show that PTP1B enhances focal complex lifetime at the lamellipodium base, delaying their turnover and facilitating α-actinin incorporation. We demonstrate the presence of catalytic PTP1BD181A-α-actinin complexes at focal complexes. Kymograph analysis reveals that PTP1B contributes to lamellar protrusion persistence and directional cell migration. Pull down and FRET analysis also shows that PTP1B is required for efficient integrin-dependent downregulation of RhoA and upregulation of Rac1 during spreading. A substrate trap strategy revealed that FAK/Src recruitment and Src activity were essential for the generation of PTP1B substrates in adhesions. PTP1B targets the negative regulatory site of Src (phosphotyrosine 529), paxillin and p130Cas at peripheral cell-matrix adhesions. We postulate that PTP1B modulates more than one pathway required for focal complex maturation and membrane protrusion, including α-actinin-mediated cytoskeletal anchorage, integrin-dependent activation of the FAK/Src signaling pathway, and RhoA and Rac1 GTPase activity. By doing so, PTP1B contributes to coordinate adhesion turnover, lamellar stability and directional cell migration.
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Chromophore-assisted laser inactivation (CALI) is a technique that uses photochemically-generated reactive oxygen species to acutely inactivate target proteins in living cells. Neural development includes highly dynamic cellular processes such as asymmetric cell division, migration, axon and dendrite outgrowth and synaptogenesis. Although many key molecules of neural development have been identified since the past decades, their spatiotemporal contributions to these cellular events are not well understood. CALI provides an appealing tool for elucidating the precise functions of these molecules during neural development. In this review, we summarize the principles of CALI, a recent microscopic setup to perform CALI experiments, and the application of CALI to the study of growth-cone motility and neuroblast asymmetric division.
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- Wei Li
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Takei K. Chromophore/fluorophore-assisted light inactivation method. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2012; 140:226-30. [PMID: 23138321 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.140.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wang B, Yuan H, Zhu C, Yang Q, Lv F, Liu L, Wang S. Polymer-drug conjugates for intracellar molecule-targeted photoinduced inactivation of protein and growth inhibition of cancer cells. Sci Rep 2012; 2:766. [PMID: 23097688 PMCID: PMC3479448 DOI: 10.1038/srep00766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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For most molecule-targeted anticancer systems, intracellular protein targets are very difficult to be accessed by antibodies, and also most efforts are made to inhibit protein activity temporarily rather than inactivate them permanently. In this work we firstly designed and synthesized multifunctional polymer-drug conjugates (polythiophene-tamoxifen) for intracellular molecule-targeted binding and inactivation of protein (estrogen receptor α, ERα) for growth inhibition of MCF-7 cancer cells. Small molecule drug was conjugated to polymer side chain for intracellular signal protein targeting, and simultaneously the fluorescent characteristic of polymer for tracing the cellular uptake and localization of polythiophene-drug conjugates by cell imaging. Under light irradiation, the conjugated polymer can sensitize oxygen to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) that specifically inactivate the targeted protein, and thus inhibit the growth of tumor cells. The conjugates showed selective growth inhibition of ERα positive cancer cells, which exhibits low side effect for our intracellular molecule-targeted therapy system.
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- Bing Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Roca-Cusachs P, Iskratsch T, Sheetz MP. Finding the weakest link: exploring integrin-mediated mechanical molecular pathways. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:3025-38. [PMID: 22797926 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.095794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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From the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton, a network of molecular links connects cells to their environment. Molecules in this network transmit and detect mechanical forces, which subsequently determine cell behavior and fate. Here, we reconstruct the mechanical pathway followed by these forces. From matrix proteins to actin through integrins and adaptor proteins, we review how forces affect the lifetime of bonds and stretch or alter the conformation of proteins, and how these mechanical changes are converted into biochemical signals in mechanotransduction events. We evaluate which of the proteins in the network can participate in mechanotransduction and which are simply responsible for transmitting forces in a dynamic network. Besides their individual properties, we also analyze how the mechanical responses of a protein are determined by their serial connections from the matrix to actin, their parallel connections in integrin clusters and by the rate at which force is applied to them. All these define mechanical molecular pathways in cells, which are emerging as key regulators of cell function alongside better studied biochemical pathways.
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- Pere Roca-Cusachs
- University of Barcelona and Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
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