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Rowland L, Marjault HB, Karmi O, Grant D, Webb LJ, Friedler A, Nechushtai R, Elber R, Mittler R. A combination of a cell penetrating peptide and a protein translation inhibitor kills metastatic breast cancer cells. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:325. [PMID: 37652915 PMCID: PMC10471752 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01627-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) are promising anticancer and antimicrobial drugs. We recently reported that a peptide derived from the human mitochondrial/ER membrane-anchored NEET protein, Nutrient Autophagy Factor 1 (NAF-1; NAF-144-67), selectively permeates and kills human metastatic epithelial breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), but not control epithelial cells. As cancer cells alter their phenotype during growth and metastasis, we tested whether NAF-144-67 would also be efficient in killing other human epithelial breast cancer cells that may have a different phenotype. Here we report that NAF-144-67 is efficient in killing BT-549, Hs 578T, MDA-MB-436, and MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cells, but that MDA-MB-157 cells are resistant to it. Upon closer examination, we found that MDA-MB-157 cells display a high content of intracellular vesicles and cellular protrusions, compared to MDA-MB-231 cells, that could protect them from NAF-144-67. Inhibiting the formation of intracellular vesicles and dynamics of cellular protrusions of MDA-MB-157 cells, using a protein translation inhibitor (the antibiotic Cycloheximide), rendered these cells highly susceptible to NAF-144-67, suggesting that under certain conditions, the killing effect of CPPs could be augmented when they are applied in combination with an antibiotic or chemotherapy agent. These findings could prove important for the treatment of metastatic cancers with CPPs and/or treatment combinations that include CPPs.
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- Linda Rowland
- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins Street, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins Street, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, University of Missouri, 0011 NextGen Precision Health Institute, 1030 Hitt Street, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 2506 Speedway STOP A5300, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 9190401, Israel
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- Institute for Computational Engineering and Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri, 1201 Rollins Street, Columbia, MO, 65201, USA.
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Lee SHT, Kim JY, Kim P, Dong Z, Su CY, Ahn EH. Changes of Mutations and Copy-Number and Enhanced Cell Migration during Breast Tumorigenesis. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2200072. [PMID: 36449747 PMCID: PMC10836759 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Although cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a major role in tumorigenesis and metastasis, the role of genetic alterations in invasiveness of CSCs is still unclear. Tumor microenvironment signals, such as extracellular matrix (ECM) composition, significantly influence cell behaviors. Unfortunately, these signals are often lost in in vitro cell culture. This study determines putative CSC populations, examines genetic changes during tumorigenesis of human breast epithelial stem cells, and investigates single-cell migration properties on ECM-mimetic platforms. Whole exome sequencing data indicate that tumorigenic cells have a higher somatic mutation burden than non-tumorigenic cells, and that mutations exclusive to tumorigenic cells exhibit higher predictive deleterious scores. Tumorigenic cells exhibit distinct somatic copy number variations (CNVs) including gain of duplications in chromosomes 5 and 8. ECM-mimetic topography selectively enhances migration speed of tumorigenic cells, but not of non-tumorigenic cells, and results in a wide distribution of tumorigenic single-cell migration speeds, suggesting heterogeneity in cellular sensing of contact guidance cues. This study identifies mutations and CNVs acquired during breast tumorigenesis, which can be associated with enhanced migration of breast tumorigenic cells, and demonstrates that a nanotopographically-defined platform can be applied to recapitulate an ECM structure for investigating cellular migration in the simulated tumor microenvironment.
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- Seung Hyuk T. Lee
- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Chan TJ, Zhang X, Mak M. Biophysical informatics reveals distinctive phenotypic signatures and functional diversity of single-cell lineages. Bioinformatics 2023; 39:6969104. [PMID: 36610710 PMCID: PMC9825265 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btac833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION In this work, we present an analytical method for quantifying both single-cell morphologies and cell network topologies of tumor cell populations and use it to predict 3D cell behavior. RESULTS We utilized a supervised deep learning approach to perform instance segmentation on label-free live cell images across a wide range of cell densities. We measured cell shape properties and characterized network topologies for 136 single-cell clones derived from the YUMM1.7 and YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma cell lines. Using an unsupervised clustering algorithm, we identified six distinct morphological subclasses. We further observed differences in tumor growth and invasion dynamics across subclasses in an in vitro 3D spheroid model. Compared to existing methods for quantifying 2D or 3D phenotype, our analytical method requires less time, needs no specialized equipment and is capable of much higher throughput, making it ideal for applications such as high-throughput drug screening and clinical diagnosis. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION https://github.com/trevor-chan/Melanoma_NetworkMorphology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Trevor J Chan
- Department of Bioengineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Gaietta G, Kai F, Swift MF, Weaver VM, Volkmann N, Hanein D. Novel cryo-tomography workflow reveals nanometer-scale responses of epithelial cells to matrix stiffness and dimensionality. Mol Biol Cell 2022; 33:br28. [PMID: 36287913 PMCID: PMC9727794 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e22-03-0092] [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] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Matrix stiffness and dimensionality have been shown to be major determinants of cell behavior. However, a workflow for examining nanometer-scale responses of the associated molecular machinery is not available. Here, we describe a comprehensive, quantitative workflow that permits the analysis of cells responding to mechanical and dimensionality cues in their native state at nanometer scale by cryogenic electron tomography. Using this approach, we quantified distinct cytoskeletal nanoarchitectures and vesicle phenotypes induced in human mammary epithelial cells in response to stiffness and dimensionality of reconstituted basement membrane. Our workflow closely recapitulates the microenvironment associated with acinar morphogenesis and identified distinct differences in situ at nanometer scale. Using drug treatment, we showed that molecular events and nanometer-scale rearrangements triggered by engagement of apical cell receptors with reconstituted basement membrane correspond to changes induced by reduction of cortical tension. Our approach is fully adaptable to any kind of stiffness regime, extracellular matrix composition, and drug treatment.
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- Guido Gaietta
- Scintillon Institute, San Diego, CA 92121,*Address correspondence to: Dorit Hanein (); Guido Gaietta (); Niels Volkmann ()
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- Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Scintillon Institute, San Diego, CA 92121,Structural Image Analysis Unit, Université de Paris Cité, F-75015 Paris, France,*Address correspondence to: Dorit Hanein (); Guido Gaietta (); Niels Volkmann ()
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- Scintillon Institute, San Diego, CA 92121,Structural Studies of Macromolecular Machines in Cellulo Unit, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR3528, Université de Paris Cité, F-75015 Paris, France,*Address correspondence to: Dorit Hanein (); Guido Gaietta (); Niels Volkmann ()
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Creixell M, Kim H, Mohammadi F, Peyton SR, Meyer AS. Systems approaches to uncovering the contribution of environment-mediated drug resistance. CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE 2022; 26:101005. [PMID: 36321161 PMCID: PMC9620953 DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2022.101005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Cancer drug response is heavily influenced by the extracellular matrix (ECM) environment. Despite a clear appreciation that the ECM influences cancer drug response and progression, a unified view of how, where, and when environment-mediated drug resistance contributes to cancer progression has not coalesced. Here, we survey some specific ways in which the ECM contributes to cancer resistance with a focus on how materials development can coincide with systems biology approaches to better understand and perturb this contribution. We argue that part of the reason that environment-mediated resistance remains a perplexing problem is our lack of a wholistic view of the entire range of environments and their impacts on cell behavior. We cover a series of recent experimental and computational tools that will aid exploration of ECM reactions space, and how they might be synergistically integrated.
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- Marc Creixell
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles
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Guo Z, Yang CT, Chien CC, Selth LA, Bagnaninchi PO, Thierry B. Optical Cellular Micromotion: A New Paradigm to Measure Tumor Cells Invasion within Gels Mimicking the 3D Tumor Environments. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200471. [PMID: 35764869 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Measuring tumor cell invasiveness through 3D tissues, particularly at the single-cell level, can provide important mechanistic understanding and assist in identifying therapeutic targets of tumor invasion. However, current experimental approaches, including standard in vitro invasion assays, have limited physiological relevance and offer insufficient insight into the vast heterogeneity in tumor cell migration through tissues. To address these issues, here the concept of optical cellular micromotion is reported on, where digital holographic microscopy is used to map the optical nano- to submicrometer thickness fluctuations within single-cells. These fluctuations are driven by the dynamic movement of subcellular structures including the cytoskeleton and inherently associated with the biological processes involved in cell invasion within tissues. It is experimentally demonstrated that the optical cellular micromotion correlates with tumor cells motility and invasiveness both at the population and single-cell levels. In addition, the optical cellular micromotion significantly reduced upon treatment with migrastatic drugs that inhibit tumor cell invasion. These results demonstrate that micromotion measurements can rapidly and non-invasively determine the invasive behavior of single tumor cells within tissues, yielding a new and powerful tool to assess the efficacy of approaches targeting tumor cell invasiveness.
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- Zhaobin Guo
- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute and Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
- Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories and Freemasons Foundation Centre for Male Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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Yeh CF, Juang DS, Chen YW, Rodoplu D, Hsu CH. A Portable Controllable Compressive Stress Device to Monitor Human Breast Cancer Cell Protrusions at Single-Cell Resolution. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:852318. [PMID: 35284404 PMCID: PMC8907972 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.852318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In vitro devices offer more numerous methods than in vivo models to investigate how cells respond to pressure stress and quantify those responses. Several in vitro devices have been developed to study the cell response to compression force. However, they are unable to observe morphological changes of cells in real-time. There is also a concern about cell damage during the process of harvesting cells from 3D gels. Here we report a device employing transparent, thin gel layers to clamp cells between the interfaces and applied a controllable compression force by stacking multiple layers on the top. In this approach, cells can be monitored for alteration of cellular protrusions, whose diversity has been proven to promote cancer cell dissemination, with single-cell resolution under compression force. Furthermore, p-Rac-1 and rhodamine staining on the device directly to confirm the actin filaments of lamellipodia. The method was able to fulfill real-time live-cell observation at single-cell resolution and can be readily used for versatile cell analysis. MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 breast cancer cells were utilized to demonstrate the utility of the device, and the results showed that the stimuli of compression force induce MDA-MB-231 and MCF7 to form lamellipodia and bleb protrusions, respectively. We envision the device may be used as a tool to explore mechanisms of membrane protrusion transitions and to screen drug candidates for inhibiting cancer cell protrusion plasticity for cancer therapy.
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- Chuan-Feng Yeh
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaol, Taiwan
- Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaol, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaol, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaol, Taiwan
- Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Ph.D. Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Chia-Hsien Hsu,
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Zicha D. Addressing cancer invasion and cell motility with quantitative light microscopy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1621. [PMID: 35102173 PMCID: PMC8803927 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05307-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The incidence of death caused by cancer has been increasing worldwide. The growth of cancer cells is not the main problem. The majority of deaths are due to invasion and metastasis, where cancer cells actively spread from primary tumors. Our inbred rat model of spontaneous metastasis revealed dynamic phenotype changes in vitro correlating with the metastatic potential in vivo and led to a discovery of a metastasis suppressor, protein 4.1B, which affects their 2D motility on flat substrates. Subsequently, others confirmed 4.1B as metastasis suppressor using knock-out mice and patient data suggesting mechanism involving apoptosis. There is evidence that 2D motility may be differentially controlled to the 3D situation. Here we show that 4.1B affects cell motility in an invasion assay similarly to the 2D system, further supporting our original hypothesis that the role of 4.1B as metastasis suppressor is primarily mediated by its effect on motility. This is encouraging for the validity of the 2D analysis, and we propose Quantitative Phase Imaging with incoherent light source for rapid and accurate testing of cancer cell motility and growth to be of interest for personalized cancer treatment as illustrated in experiments measuring responses of human adenocarcinoma cells to selected chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Daniel Zicha
- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 616 69, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Decoding Single Cell Morphology in Osteotropic Breast Cancer Cells for Dissecting Their Migratory, Molecular and Biophysical Heterogeneity. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030603. [PMID: 35158871 PMCID: PMC8833404 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease and the mechanistic framework for differential osteotropism among intrinsic breast cancer subtypes is unknown. Hypothesizing that cell morphology could be an integrated readout for the functional state of a cancer cell, we established a catalogue of the migratory, molecular and biophysical traits of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, compared it with two enhanced bone-seeking derivative cell lines and integrated these findings with single cell morphology profiles. Such knowledge could be essential for predicting metastatic capacities in breast cancer. High-resolution microscopy revealed a heterogeneous and specific spectrum of single cell morphologies in bone-seeking cells, which correlated with differential migration and stiffness. While parental MDA-MB-231 cells showed long and dynamic membrane protrusions and were enriched in motile cells with continuous and mesenchymal cell migration, bone-seeking cells appeared with discontinuous mesenchymal or amoeboid-like migration. Although non-responsive to CXCL12, bone-seeking cells responded to epidermal growth factor with a morphotype shift and differential expression of genes controlling cell shape and directional migration. Hence, single cell morphology encodes the molecular, migratory and biophysical architecture of breast cancer cells and is specifically altered among osteotropic phenotypes. Quantitative morpho-profiling could aid in dissecting breast cancer heterogeneity and in refining clinically relevant intrinsic breast cancer subtypes.
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Kim C, Chen J, Ceresa BP. Chronic arsenic increases cell migration in BEAS-2B cells by increasing cell speed, cell persistence, and cell protrusion length. Exp Cell Res 2021; 408:112852. [PMID: 34599931 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112852] [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: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
There is a strong association between arsenic exposure and lung cancer development, however, the mechanism by which arsenic exposure leads to carcinogenesis is not clear. In our previous study, we observed that when BEAS-2B cells are chronically exposed to arsenic, there is an increase in secreted TGFα, as well as an increase in EGFR expression and activity. Further, these changes were broadly accompanied with an increase in cell migration. The overarching goal of this study was to acquire finer resolution of the arsenic-dependent changes in cell migration, as well as to understand the role of increased EGFR expression and activity levels in the underlying mechanisms of cell migration. To do this, we used a combination of biochemical and single cell assays, and observed chronic arsenic treatment enhancing cell migration by increasing cell speed, cell persistence and cell protrusion length. All three parameters were further increased by the addition of TGFα, indicating EGFR activity is sufficient to enhance those aspects of cell migration. In contrast, EGFR activity was necessary for the increase in cell speed, as it was reversed with an EGFR inhibitor, AG1478, but was not necessary to enhance persistence and protrusion length. From these data, we were able to isolate both EGFR-dependent and -independent features of cell migration that were enhanced by chronic arsenic exposure.
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- Christine Kim
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, USA.
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Scaffold-free 3D cell culture of primary skin fibroblasts induces profound changes of the matrisome. Matrix Biol Plus 2021; 11:100066. [PMID: 34435183 PMCID: PMC8377039 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2021.100066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The human skin has a highly developed extracellular matrix (ECM) that is vital for proper skin functioning, its 3D architecture playing a pivotal role in support and guidance of resident and invading cells. To establish relevant in vitro models mimicking the complex design observed in vivo, scaffold-based and scaffold-free 3D cell culture systems have been developed. Here we show that scaffold-free systems are well suited for the analysis of ECM protein regulation. Using quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics in combination with magnetic 3D bioprinting we characterize changes in the proteome of skin fibroblasts and squamous cell carcinoma cells. Transferring cells from 2D to 3D without any additional scaffold induces a profound upregulation of matrisome proteins indicating the generation of a complex, tissue-like ECM.
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Lekka M, Gnanachandran K, Kubiak A, Zieliński T, Zemła J. Traction force microscopy - Measuring the forces exerted by cells. Micron 2021; 150:103138. [PMID: 34416532 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2021.103138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Cells generate mechanical forces (traction forces, TFs) while interacting with the extracellular matrix or neighbouring cells. Forces are generated by both cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) and transmitted within the cell-ECM or cell-cell contacts involving focal adhesions or adherens junctions. Within more than two decades, substantial progress has been achieved in techniques that measure TFs. One of the techniques is traction force microscopy (TFM). This review discusses the TFM and its advances in measuring TFs exerted by cells (single cells and multicellular systems) at cell-ECM and cell-cell junctional intracellular interfaces. The answers to how cells sense, adapt and respond to mechanical forces unravel their role in controlling and regulating cell behaviour in normal and pathological conditions.
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- Małgorzata Lekka
- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Cracow, Poland.
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Cracow, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Cracow, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342, Cracow, Poland
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Lee SWL, Seager RJ, Litvak F, Spill F, Sieow JL, Leong PH, Kumar D, Tan ASM, Wong SC, Adriani G, Zaman MH, Kamm ARD. Integrated in silico and 3D in vitro model of macrophage migration in response to physical and chemical factors in the tumor microenvironment. Integr Biol (Camb) 2021; 12:90-108. [PMID: 32248236 DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyaa007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Macrophages are abundant in the tumor microenvironment (TME), serving as accomplices to cancer cells for their invasion. Studies have explored the biochemical mechanisms that drive pro-tumor macrophage functions; however the role of TME interstitial flow (IF) is often disregarded. Therefore, we developed a three-dimensional microfluidic-based model with tumor cells and macrophages to study how IF affects macrophage migration and its potential contribution to cancer invasion. The presence of either tumor cells or IF individually increased macrophage migration directedness and speed. Interestingly, there was no additive effect on macrophage migration directedness and speed under the simultaneous presence of tumor cells and IF. Further, we present an in silico model that couples chemokine-mediated signaling with mechanosensing networks to explain our in vitro observations. In our model design, we propose IL-8, CCL2, and β-integrin as key pathways that commonly regulate various Rho GTPases. In agreement, in vitro macrophage migration remained elevated when exposed to a saturating concentration of recombinant IL-8 or CCL2 or to the co-addition of a sub-saturating concentration of both cytokines. Moreover, antibody blockade against IL-8 and/or CCL2 inhibited migration that could be restored by IF, indicating cytokine-independent mechanisms of migration induction. Importantly, we demonstrate the utility of an integrated in silico and 3D in vitro approach to aid the design of tumor-associated macrophage-based immunotherapeutic strategies.
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- Sharon Wei Ling Lee
- BioSystems and Micromechanics IRG, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore, 138602, Singapore.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, 117597, Singapore.,Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.,School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, 117597, Singapore.,Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.,Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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Gavin C, Geerts N, Cavanagh B, Haynes M, Reynolds CP, Loessner D, Ewald AJ, Piskareva O. Neuroblastoma Invasion Strategies Are Regulated by the Extracellular Matrix. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:736. [PMID: 33578855 PMCID: PMC7916632 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neuroblastoma is a paediatric malignancy of the developing sympathetic nervous system. About half of the patients have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis and a survival rate of less than 50%. Our understanding of the cellular processes promoting neuroblastoma metastases will be facilitated by the development of appropriate experimental models. In this study, we aimed to explore the invasion of neuroblastoma cells and organoids from patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) grown embedded in 3D extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogels by time-lapse microscopy and quantitative image analysis. We found that the ECM composition influenced the growth, viability and local invasion of organoids. The ECM compositions induced distinct cell behaviours, with Matrigel being the preferred substratum for local organoid invasion. Organoid invasion was cell line- and PDX-dependent. We identified six distinct phenotypes in PDX-derived organoids. In contrast, NB cell lines were more phenotypically restricted in their invasion strategies, as organoids isolated from cell line-derived xenografts displayed a broader range of phenotypes compared to clonal cell line clusters. The addition of FBS and bFGF induced more aggressive cell behaviour and a broader range of phenotypes. In contrast, the repression of the prognostic neuroblastoma marker, MYCN, resulted in less aggressive cell behaviour. The combination of PDX organoids, real-time imaging and the novel 3D culture assays developed herein will enable rapid progress in elucidating the molecular mechanisms that control neuroblastoma invasion.
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- Cian Gavin
- Cancer Bio-Engineering Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland; (C.G.); (N.G.)
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- Cancer Bio-Engineering Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland; (C.G.); (N.G.)
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- Cellular and Molecular Imaging Core, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland;
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- Center for Cell Dynamics, Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (M.H.); (A.J.E.)
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- Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79416, USA;
- Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79416, USA
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia;
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Center for Cell Dynamics, Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; (M.H.); (A.J.E.)
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Cancer Bio-Engineering Group, Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland; (C.G.); (N.G.)
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland
- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, Dublin D12 8MGH, Ireland
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Akisaka T, Yoshida A. Surface distribution of heterogenous clathrin assemblies in resorbing osteoclasts. Exp Cell Res 2020; 399:112433. [PMID: 33359468 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Osteoclasts seeded on either glass coverslips or apatite pellets have at least two morphologically distinct substrate adhesion sites: actin-based adhesion structures including podosome belts and sealing zones, and adjacent clathrin sheets. Clathrin-coated structures are exclusively localized at the podosome belts and sealing zone, in both of which the plasma membrane forms a tight attachment to the substrate surface. When cultured on apatite osteoclasts can degrade the apatite leading to the formation of resorption lacunae. The sealing zone divides the ventral membrane into different domains, outside and inside of the sealing zones. The former facing the smooth-surfaced intact apatite contains relatively solitary or networks of larger flat clathrin structures; and the latter, facing the rough-surfaced degraded apatite in the resorption lacunae contain clathrin in various shapes and sizes. Clathrin assemblies on the membrane domain facing not only a resorption lacuna, or trails but also intact apatite indeed were observed to be heterogeneous in size and intensity, suggesting that they appeared to follow variations in the surface topography of the apatite surface. These results provide a detailed insight into the flat clathrin sheets that have been suggested to be the sites of adhesion and mechanosensing in co-operation with podosomes.
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- Toshitaka Akisaka
- Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan.
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan.
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McCrary MW, Bousalis D, Mobini S, Song YH, Schmidt CE. Decellularized tissues as platforms for in vitro modeling of healthy and diseased tissues. Acta Biomater 2020; 111:1-19. [PMID: 32464269 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Biomedical engineers are at the forefront of developing novel treatments to improve human health, however, many products fail to translate to clinical implementation. In vivo pre-clinical animal models, although the current best approximation of complex disease conditions, are limited by reproducibility, ethical concerns, and poor accurate prediction of human response. Hence, there is a need to develop physiologically relevant, low cost, scalable, and reproducible in vitro platforms to provide reliable means for testing drugs, biomaterials, and tissue engineered products for successful clinical translation. One emerging approach of developing physiologically relevant in vitro models utilizes decellularized tissues/organs as biomaterial platforms for 2D and 3D models of healthy and diseased tissue. Decellularization is a process that removes cellular content and produces tissue-specific extracellular matrix scaffolds that can more accurately recapitulate an organ/tissue's native microenvironment compared to other natural or synthetic materials. Decellularized tissues hold enormous potential for in vitro modeling of various disease phenotypes and tissue responses to drugs or external conditions such as aging, toxin exposure, or even implantation. In this review, we highlight the need for in vitro models, the advantages and limitations of implementing decellularized tissues, and considerations of the decellularization process. We discuss current research efforts towards applying decellularized tissues as platforms to generate in vitro models of healthy and diseased tissues, and where we foresee the field progressing. A variety of organs/tissues are discussed, including brain, heart, kidney, large intestine, liver, lung, skeletal muscle, skin, and tongue. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Many biomedical products fail to reach clinical translation due to animal model limitations. Development of physiologically relevant in vitro models can provide a more economic, scalable, and reproducible means of testing drugs/therapeutics for successful clinical translation. The use of decellularized tissues as platforms for in vitro models holds promise, as these scaffolds can effectively replicate native tissue complexity, but is not widely explored. This review discusses the need for in vitro models, the promise of decellularized tissues as biomaterial substrates, and the current research applying decellularized tissues towards the creation of in vitro models. Further, this review provides insights into the current limitations and future of such in vitro models.
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- Michaela W McCrary
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr. BMS J257, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States.
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr. BMS J257, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States.
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr. BMS J257, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States; Instituto de Micro y Nanotechnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Calle Isaac Newton 8, 28760 Madrid, Tres Cantos, Spain; Departamento de Biología Molecular and Centro de Biología Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Nicolás Cabrera, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr. BMS J257, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 134 White Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, United States.
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 1275 Center Dr. BMS J257, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States.
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Baskaran JP, Weldy A, Guarin J, Munoz G, Shpilker PH, Kotlik M, Subbiah N, Wishart A, Peng Y, Miller MA, Cowen L, Oudin MJ. Cell shape, and not 2D migration, predicts extracellular matrix-driven 3D cell invasion in breast cancer. APL Bioeng 2020; 4:026105. [PMID: 32455252 PMCID: PMC7202897 DOI: 10.1063/1.5143779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Metastasis, the leading cause of death in cancer patients, requires the invasion of tumor cells through the stroma in response to migratory cues, in part provided by the extracellular matrix (ECM). Recent advances in proteomics have led to the identification of hundreds of ECM proteins, which are more abundant in tumors relative to healthy tissue. Our goal was to develop a pipeline to easily predict which ECM proteins are more likely to have an effect on cancer invasion and metastasis. We evaluated the effect of four ECM proteins upregulated in breast tumor tissue in multiple human breast cancer cell lines in three assays. There was no linear relationship between cell adhesion to ECM proteins and ECM-driven 2D cell migration speed, persistence, or 3D invasion. We then used classifiers and partial-least squares regression analysis to identify which metrics best predicted ECM-driven 2D migration and 3D invasion responses. We find that ECM-driven 2D cell migration speed or persistence did not predict 3D invasion in response to the same cue. However, cell adhesion, and in particular cell elongation and shape irregularity, accurately predicted the magnitude of ECM-driven 2D migration and 3D invasion. Our models successfully predicted the effect of novel ECM proteins in a cell-line specific manner. Overall, our studies identify the cell morphological features that determine 3D invasion responses to individual ECM proteins. This platform will help provide insight into the functional role of ECM proteins abundant in tumor tissue and help prioritize strategies for targeting tumor-ECM interactions to treat metastasis.
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- Janani P. Baskaran
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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Luque‐González MA, Reis RL, Kundu SC, Caballero D. Human Microcirculation‐on‐Chip Models in Cancer Research: Key Integration of Lymphatic and Blood Vasculatures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 4:e2000045. [DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202000045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Maria Angélica Luque‐González
- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials Biodegradables and BiomimeticsUniversity of MinhoHeadquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra 4805‐017 Barco Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials Biodegradables and BiomimeticsUniversity of MinhoHeadquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra 4805‐017 Barco Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials Biodegradables and BiomimeticsUniversity of MinhoHeadquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra 4805‐017 Barco Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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- 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials Biodegradables and BiomimeticsUniversity of MinhoHeadquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineICVS/3B’s—PT Government Associate Laboratory AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra 4805‐017 Barco Braga/Guimarães Portugal
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Koens R, Tabata Y, Serrano JC, Aratake S, Yoshino D, Kamm RD, Funamoto K. Microfluidic platform for three-dimensional cell culture under spatiotemporal heterogeneity of oxygen tension. APL Bioeng 2020; 4:016106. [PMID: 32161836 PMCID: PMC7060087 DOI: 10.1063/1.5127069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cells in a tumor microenvironment are exposed to spatial and temporal variations in oxygen tension due to hyperproliferation and immature vascularization. Such spatiotemporal oxygen heterogeneity affects the behavior of cancer cells, leading to cancer growth and metastasis, and thus, it is essential to clarify the cellular responses of cancer cells to oxygen tension. Herein, we describe a new double-layer microfluidic device allowing the control of oxygen tension and the behavior of cancer cells under spatiotemporal oxygen heterogeneity. Two parallel gas channels were located above the media and gel channels to enhance gas exchange, and a gas-impermeable polycarbonate film was embedded in the device to prevent the diffusion of atmospheric oxygen. Variations in oxygen tension in the device with the experimental parameters and design variables were investigated computationally and validated by using oxygen-sensitive nanoparticles. The present device can generate a uniform hypoxic condition at oxygen levels down to 0.3% O2, as well as a linear oxygen gradient from 3% O2 to 17% O2 across the gel channel within 15 min. Moreover, human breast cancer cells suspended in type I collagen gel were introduced in the gel channel to observe their response under controlled oxygen tension. Hypoxic exposure activated the proliferation and motility of the cells, which showed a local maximum increase at 5% O2. Under the oxygen gradient condition, the increase in the cell number was relatively high in the central mild hypoxia region. These findings demonstrate the utility of the present device to study cellular responses in an oxygen-controlled microenvironment.
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- Rei Koens
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-12 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Models for Monocytic Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020. [PMID: 32036607 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35723-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Monocytes (Mos) are immune cells that critically regulate cancer, enabling tumor growth and modulating metastasis. Mos can give rise to tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and Mo-derived dendritic cells (moDCs), all of which shape the tumor microenvironment (TME). Thus, understanding their roles in the TME is key for improved immunotherapy. Concurrently, various biological and mechanical factors including changes in local cytokines, extracellular matrix production, and metabolic changes in the TME affect the roles of monocytic cells. As such, relevant TME models are critical to achieve meaningful insight on the precise functions, mechanisms, and effects of monocytic cells. Notably, murine models have yielded significant insight into human Mo biology. However, many of these results have yet to be confirmed in humans, reinforcing the need for improved in vitro human TME models for the development of cancer interventions. Thus, this chapter (1) summarizes current insight on the tumor biology of Mos, TAMs, and moDCs, (2) highlights key therapeutic applications relevant to these cells, and (3) discusses various TME models to study their TME-related activity. We conclude with a perspective on the future research trajectory of this topic.
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Galarza S, Kim H, Atay N, Peyton SR, Munson JM. 2D or 3D? How cell motility measurements are conserved across dimensions in vitro and translate in vivo. Bioeng Transl Med 2020; 5:e10148. [PMID: 31989037 PMCID: PMC6971446 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cell motility is a critical aspect of several processes, such as wound healing and immunity; however, it is dysregulated in cancer. Current limitations of imaging tools make it difficult to study cell migration in vivo. To overcome this, and to identify drivers from the microenvironment that regulate cell migration, bioengineers have developed 2D (two-dimensional) and 3D (three-dimensional) tissue model systems in which to study cell motility in vitro, with the aim of mimicking elements of the environments in which cells move in vivo. However, there has been no systematic study to explicitly relate and compare cell motility measurements between these geometries or systems. Here, we provide such analysis on our own data, as well as across data in existing literature to understand whether, and which, metrics are conserved across systems. To our surprise, only one metric of cell movement on 2D surfaces significantly and positively correlates with cell migration in 3D environments (percent migrating cells), and cell invasion in 3D has a weak, negative correlation with glioblastoma invasion in vivo. Finally, to compare across complex model systems, in vivo data, and data from different labs, we suggest that groups report an effect size, a statistical tool that is most translatable across experiments and labs, when conducting experiments that affect cellular motility.
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- Sualyneth Galarza
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstMassachusetts
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology ProgramUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstMassachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and MechanicsVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgVirginia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstMassachusetts
- Molecular and Cellular Biology ProgramUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstMassachusetts
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and MechanicsVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgVirginia
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Mi S, Yang S, Liu T, Du Z, Xu Y, Li B, Sun W. A Novel Controllable Cell Array Printing Technique on Microfluidic Chips. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2019; 66:2512-2520. [DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2019.2891016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chikina AS, Rubtsova SN, Lomakina ME, Potashnikova DM, Vorobjev IA, Alexandrova AY. Transition from mesenchymal to bleb-based motility is predominantly exhibited by CD133-positive subpopulation of fibrosarcoma cells. Biol Cell 2019; 111:245-261. [PMID: 31403697 DOI: 10.1111/boc.201800078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION Metastatic disease is caused by the ability of cancer cells to reach distant organs and form secondary lesions at new locations. Dissemination of cancer cells depends on their migration plasticity - an ability to switch between motility modes driven by distinct molecular machineries. One of such switches is mesenchymal-to-amoeboid transition. Although mesenchymal migration of individual cells requires Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerisation, amoeboid migration is characterised by a high level of actomyosin contractility and often involves the formation of membrane blebs. The acquisition of amoeboid motility by mesenchymal cells is often associated with enhanced metastasis. RESULTS We studied the ability of mesenchymal HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells to switch to amoeboid motility. We induced the transition from lamellipodium-rich to blebbing phenotype either by down-regulating the Arp2/3 complex, pharmacologically or by RNAi, or by decreasing substrate adhesiveness. Each of these treatments induced blebbing in a subset of fibrosarcoma cells, but not in normal subcutaneous fibroblasts. A significant fraction of HT1080 cells that switched to blebbing behaviour exhibited stem cell-like features, such as expression of the stem cell marker CD133, an increased efflux of Hoechst-33342 and positive staining for Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog. Furthermore, the isolated CD133+ cells demonstrated an increased ability to switch to bleb-rich amoeboid phenotype both under inhibitor's treatment and in 3D collagen gels. CONCLUSIONS Together, our data show a significant correlation between the increased ability of cells to switch between migration modes and their stem-like features, suggesting that migration plasticity is an additional property of stem-like population of fibrosarcoma cells. This combination of features could facilitate both dissemination of these cells to distant locations, and their establishment self-renewal in a new microenvironment, as required for metastasis formation. SIGNIFICANCE These data suggest that migration plasticity is a new feature of cancer stem-like cells that can significantly facilitate their dissemination to a secondary location by allowing them to adapt quickly to challenging microenvironments. Moreover, it complements their resistance to apoptosis and self-renewal potential, thus enabling them not only to disseminate efficiently, but also to survive and colonise new niches.
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- Aleksandra S Chikina
- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Moscow, 115478, Russia
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- Department of Biology and A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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- Department of Biology, School of Science and Technology, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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Unnikandam Veettil SR, Van Bruggen SM, Hwang DG, Bartlett MD, Schneider IC. Tuning surface functionalization and collagen gel thickness to regulate cancer cell migration. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 179:37-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nobre AR, Entenberg D, Wang Y, Condeelis J, Aguirre-Ghiso JA. The Different Routes to Metastasis via Hypoxia-Regulated Programs. Trends Cell Biol 2018; 28:941-956. [PMID: 30041830 PMCID: PMC6214449 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2018.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypoxia is linked to metastasis; however, how it affects metastatic progression is not clear due to limited consensus in the literature. We posit that this lack of consensus is due to hypoxia being studied using different approaches, such as in vitro, primary tumor, or metastasis assays in an isolated manner. Here, we review the pros and cons of in vitro hypoxia assays, highlight in vivo studies that inform on physiological hypoxia, and review the evidence that primary tumor hypoxia might influence the fate of disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) in secondary organs. Our analysis suggests that consensus can be reached by using in vivo methods of study, which also allow better modeling of how hypoxia affects DTC fate and metastasis.
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- Ana Rita Nobre
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Oncological Sciences, Tisch Cancer Institute, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA; Abel Salazar School of Biomedicine, Porto University, Porto, Portugal; These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center, Integrated Imaging Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; These authors contributed equally
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center, Integrated Imaging Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center, Integrated Imaging Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Oncological Sciences, Tisch Cancer Institute, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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The actin cytoskeletal architecture of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cells suppresses invasion. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2980. [PMID: 30061623 PMCID: PMC6065369 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05367-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Estrogen promotes growth of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast tumors. However, epidemiological studies examining the prognostic characteristics of breast cancer in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy reveal a significant decrease in tumor dissemination, suggesting that estrogen has potential protective effects against cancer cell invasion. Here, we show that estrogen suppresses invasion of ER+ breast cancer cells by increasing transcription of the Ena/VASP protein, EVL, which promotes the generation of suppressive cortical actin bundles that inhibit motility dynamics, and is crucial for the ER-mediated suppression of invasion in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, despite its benefits in suppressing tumor growth, anti-estrogenic endocrine therapy decreases EVL expression and increases local invasion in patients. Our results highlight the dichotomous effects of estrogen on tumor progression and suggest that, in contrast to its established role in promoting growth of ER+ tumors, estrogen has a significant role in suppressing invasion through actin cytoskeletal remodeling. Whilst estrogen is known to be tumorigenic in some breast cancer, in some contexts it can be protective against invasion and dissemination. Here, the authors show estrogen can promote generation of Suppressive Cortical Actin Bundles that can inhibit motility dynamics through EVL-mediated actin cytoskeletal remodeling.
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Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture systems have gained increasing interest not only for 3D migration studies but also for their use in drug screening, tissue engineering, and ex vivo modeling of metastatic behavior in the field of cancer biology and morphogenesis in the field of developmental biology. The goal of studying cells in a 3D context is to attempt to more faithfully recapitulate the physiological microenvironment of tissues, including mechanical and structural parameters that we envision will reveal more predictive data for development programs and disease states. In this review, we discuss the pros and cons of several well-characterized 3D cell culture systems for performing 3D migration studies. We discuss the intracellular and extracellular signaling mechanisms that govern cell migration. We also describe the mathematical models and relevant assumptions that can be used to describe 3D cell movement.
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- Pei-Hsun Wu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences in Oncology Center, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;, ,
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences in Oncology Center, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;, ,
- Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences in Oncology Center, Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA;, ,
- Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Lin JMG, Kang CC, Zhou Y, Huang H, Herr AE, Kumar S. Linking invasive motility to protein expression in single tumor cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2018; 18:371-384. [PMID: 29299576 PMCID: PMC5771853 DOI: 10.1039/c7lc01008g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The invasion of malignant cells into tissue is a critical step in the progression of cancer. While it is increasingly appreciated that cells within a tumor differ in their invasive potential, it remains nearly unknown how these differences relate to cell-to-cell variations in protein expression. Here, we introduce a microfluidic platform that integrates measurements of invasive motility and protein expression for single cells, which we use to scrutinize human glioblastoma tumor-initiating cells (TICs). Our live-cell imaging microdevice is comprised of polyacrylamide microchannels that exhibit tissue-like stiffness and present chemokine gradients along each channel. Due to intrinsic differences in motility, cell subpopulations separate along the channel axis. The separated cells are then lysed in situ and each single-cell lysate is subjected to western blotting in the surrounding polyacrylamide matrix. We observe correlations between motility and Nestin and EphA2 expression. We identify protein-protein correlations within single TICs, which would be obscured with population-based assays. The integration of motility traits with single-cell protein analysis - on the same cell - offers a new means to identify druggable targets of invasive capacity.
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- Jung-Ming G Lin
- UC-Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Design of Fiber Networks for Studying Metastatic Invasion. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1092:289-318. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95294-9_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wan L, Skoko J, Yu J, Ozdoganlar OB, LeDuc PR, Neumann CA. Mimicking Embedded Vasculature Structure for 3D Cancer on a Chip Approaches through Micromilling. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16724. [PMID: 29196753 PMCID: PMC5711800 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16458-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The ability for cells to sense and respond to microenvironmental signals is influenced by their three dimensional (3D) surroundings, which includes the extracellular matrix (ECM). In the 3D environment, vascular structures supply cells with nutrients and oxygen thus affecting cell responses such as motility. Interpretation of cell motility studies though is often restricted by the applied approaches such as 2D conventional soft lithography methods that have rectangular channel cross-sectional morphology. To better simulate cell responses to vascular supply in 3D, we developed a cell on a chip system with microfluidic channels with curved cross-sections embedded within a 3D collagen matrix that emulates anatomical vasculature more closely than inorganic polymers, thus to mimic a more physiologically relevant 3D cellular environment. To accomplish this, we constructed perfusable microfluidic channels by embedding sacrificial circular gelatin vascular templates in collagen, which were removed through temperature control. Motile breast cancer cells were pre-seeded into the collagen matrix and when presented with a controlled chemical stimulation from the artificial vasculature, they migrated towards the vasculature structure. We believe this innovative vascular 3D ECM system can be used to provide novel insights into cellular dynamics during multidirectional chemokineses and chemotaxis that exist in cancer and other diseases.
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- L Wan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, 15261, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 15213, United States.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, 15261, United States.
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Farhan MA, Azad AK, Touret N, Murray AG. FGD5 Regulates VEGF Receptor-2 Coupling to PI3 Kinase and Receptor Recycling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:2301-2310. [PMID: 29051140 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor-A) signaling to the endothelial cell (EC) through VEGFR2 (VEGF receptor-2) is the principal cue driving new blood vessel formation. FGD5 (faciogenital dysplasia-5)-a Rho-family guanine nucleotide exchange factor-is selectively expressed in EC. Deficiency of FGD5 is embryonically lethal in mice and perturbs angiogenesis and VEGF signal transduction. However, the mechanism of FGD5 regulation of VEGF signaling is poorly understood. APPROACH AND RESULTS Angiogenic sprouting and EC cytoskeletal remodeling were evaluated in a 3-dimensional in vitro model. We examined the subcellular localization of FGD5 and VEGFR2 in EC by immunofluorescent staining and studied the association by immunoprecipitation. FGD5 deficiency reduced the number of angiogenic sprouts and tip cell filopodia by ≈80% and ≈70%, respectively. These defects were accompanied by downregulation of the expression of tip cell-specific markers. FGD5 inactivation led to a decrease in EC migration and early protrusion (lamellipodia) formation. In resting and VEGF-stimulated EC, FGD5 forms a complex with VEGFR2 and was enriched at the leading edge of the cell and among endosomes. FGD5 loss reduced mTORC2 (mammalian target of rapamycin complex-2)/Akt-dependent cortactin activation downstream of VEGFR2 but did not alter VEGFR2 plasma membrane expression, Y1175 phosphorylation, or endocytosis. However, FGD5 loss decreased endosomal VEGFR2 coupling to phosphoinositide-3 kinase and diverted VEGFR2 to lysosomal degradation. CONCLUSIONS FGD5 regulates VEGFR2 retention in recycling endosomes and coupling to PI3 (phosphoinositide-3) kinase/mTORC2-dependent cytoskeletal remodeling.
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- Maikel A Farhan
- From the Department of Pediatrics (M.A.F.), Department of Medicine (A.K.A., A.G.M.), and Department of Biochemistry (N.T.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (M.A.F.), Department of Medicine (A.K.A., A.G.M.), and Department of Biochemistry (N.T.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (M.A.F.), Department of Medicine (A.K.A., A.G.M.), and Department of Biochemistry (N.T.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- From the Department of Pediatrics (M.A.F.), Department of Medicine (A.K.A., A.G.M.), and Department of Biochemistry (N.T.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Rahman-Zaman A, Shan S, Reinhart-King CA. Cell Migration in Microfabricated 3D Collagen Microtracks is Mediated through the Prometastatic Protein Girdin. Cell Mol Bioeng 2017; 11:1-10. [PMID: 29403565 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-017-0511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Introduction In vivo, cancer cells can utilize tube-like microtracks formed within the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the stroma as 'highways' to escape the primary tumor, however very little is known about the molecular mechanisms that govern cell migration through these microtracks. Cell polarization and actin organization are both essential for efficient cell migration and cells are known to migrate very unidirectionally in confined spaces. In this study, we focused on understanding the role of Girdin during unidirectional migration. Girdin is a prometastatic protein known to be involved in cell polarity by directly interacting with the cell polarity protein Par-3 (Partitioning defective-3) and also known as an actin binding protein. Methods We utilized a microfabricated platform to recreate these microtracks in vitro using collagen and used siRNA to knockdown Girdin in MDA-MB-231 cells. Results Our data indicate that knockdown of Girdin results in decreased cell speed during 3D collagen microtrack migration. Loss of Girdin also results in altered cell morphology and cell orientation. Moreover, Girdin-depletion impairs actin organization and stress fiber formation, which can be restored by upregulating the GTPase RhoA. Activation of RhoA induces actin stress fiber formation, restores elongated migratory cell shape and partial cell migration in 3D collagen microtracks in the absence of Girdin. Conclusions Our data suggest that Girdin helps directional migration in collagen microtracks by promoting actin cytoskeletal organization and maintaining morphological cell polarity.
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- Aniqua Rahman-Zaman
- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, PMB 351631, Nashville, TN 37235 USA
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Norton KA, Wallace T, Pandey NB, Popel AS. An agent-based model of triple-negative breast cancer: the interplay between chemokine receptor CCR5 expression, cancer stem cells, and hypoxia. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2017; 11:68. [PMID: 28693495 PMCID: PMC5504656 DOI: 10.1186/s12918-017-0445-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Triple-negative breast cancer lacks estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors and is thus not possible to treat with targeted therapies for these receptors. Therefore, a greater understanding of triple-negative breast cancer is necessary for the treatment of this cancer type. In previous work from our laboratory, we found that chemokine ligand-receptor CCL5-CCR5 axis is important for the metastasis of human triple-negative breast cancer cell MDA-MB-231 to the lymph nodes and lungs, in a mouse xenograft model. We collected relevant experimental data from our and other laboratories for numbers of cancer stem cells, numbers of CCR5+ cells, and cell migration rates for different breast cancer cell lines and different experimental conditions. Results Using these experimental data we developed an in silico agent-based model of triple-negative breast cancer that considers surface receptor CCR5-high and CCR5-low cells and breast cancer stem cells, to predict the tumor growth rate and spatio-temporal distribution of cells in primary tumors. We find that high cancer stem cell percentages greatly increase tumor growth. We find that anti-stem cell treatment decreases tumor growth but may not lead to dormancy unless all stem cells get eliminated. We further find that hypoxia increases overall tumor growth and treatment with a CCR5 inhibitor maraviroc slightly decreases overall tumor growth. We also characterize 3D shapes of solid and invasive tumors using several shape metrics. Conclusions Breast cancer stem cells and CCR5+ cells affect the overall growth and morphology of breast tumors. In silico drug treatments demonstrate limited efficacy of incomplete inhibition of cancer stem cells after which tumor growth recurs, and CCR5 inhibition causes only a slight reduction in tumor growth. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12918-017-0445-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kerri-Ann Norton
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.,Department of Oncology and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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Grasman JM, Page RL, Pins GD. * Design of an In Vitro Model of Cell Recruitment for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Using Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Fibrin Microthreads. Tissue Eng Part A 2017; 23:773-783. [PMID: 28351217 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Large skeletal muscle defects that result in volumetric muscle loss (VML) result in the destruction of the basal lamina, which removes key signaling molecules such as hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) from the wound site, eliminating the endogenous capacity of these injuries to regenerate. We recently showed that HGF-loaded fibrin microthreads increased the force production in muscle tissues after 60 days in a mouse VML model. In this study, we created an in vitro, three-dimensional (3D) microscale outgrowth assay system designed to mimic cell recruitment in vivo, and investigated the effect of HGF-loaded, cross-linked fibrin microthreads on myoblast recruitment to predict the results observed in vivo. This outgrowth assay discretely separated the cellular and molecular functions (migration, proliferation, and chemotaxis) that direct outgrowth from the wound margin, creating a powerful platform to model cell recruitment in axially aligned tissues, such as skeletal muscle. The degree of cross-linking was controlled by pH and microthreads cross-linked using physiologically neutral pH (EDCn) facilitated the release of active HGF; increasing the two-dimensional migration and 3D outgrowth of myoblasts twofold. While HGF adsorbed to uncross-linked microthreads, it did not enhance myoblast migration, possibly due to the low concentrations that were adsorbed. Regardless of the amount of HGF adsorbed on the microthreads, myoblast proliferation increased significantly on stiffer, cross-linked microthreads. Together, the results of these studies show that HGF loaded onto EDCn microthreads supported enhanced myoblast migration and recruitment and suggest that our novel outgrowth assay system is a robust in vitro screening tool that predicts the performance of fibrin microthreads in vivo.
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- Jonathan M Grasman
- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts.,2 Bioengineering Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts.,2 Bioengineering Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts.,2 Bioengineering Institute, Worcester Polytechnic Institute , Worcester, Massachusetts
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Leal-Egaña A, Letort G, Martiel JL, Christ A, Vignaud T, Roelants C, Filhol O, Théry M. The size-speed-force relationship governs migratory cell response to tumorigenic factors. Mol Biol Cell 2017; 28:1612-1621. [PMID: 28428257 PMCID: PMC5469605 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-10-0694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Normal and transformed motile cells follow a common trend in which size and contractile forces are negatively correlated with cell speed. However, tumorigenic factors amplify the preexisting population heterogeneity and lead some cells to exhibit biomechanical properties that are more extreme than those observed with normal cells. Tumor development progresses through a complex path of biomechanical changes leading first to cell growth and contraction and then cell deadhesion, scattering, and invasion. Tumorigenic factors may act specifically on one of these steps or have a wider spectrum of actions, leading to a variety of effects and thus sometimes to apparent contradictory outcomes. Here we used micropatterned lines of collagen type I/fibronectin on deformable surfaces to standardize cell behavior and measure simultaneously cell size, speed of motion and magnitude of the associated traction forces at the level of a single cell. We analyzed and compared the normal human breast cell line MCF10A in control conditions and in response to various tumorigenic factors. In all conditions, a wide range of biomechanical properties was identified. Despite this heterogeneity, normal and transformed motile cells followed a common trend whereby size and contractile forces were negatively correlated with cell speed. Some tumorigenic factors, such as activation of ErbB2 or loss of the βsubunit of casein kinase 2, shifted the whole population toward a faster speed and lower contractility state. Treatment with transforming growth factor β induced some cells to adopt opposing behaviors such as extremely high versus extremely low contractility. Thus tumor transformation amplified preexisting population heterogeneity and led some cells to exhibit biomechanical properties that were more extreme than those observed with normal cells.
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- Aldo Leal-Egaña
- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Biologie du Cancer et de l'Infection, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMRS1036, CEA, INSERM, CNRS, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Biologie du Cancer et de l'Infection, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMRS1036, CEA, INSERM, CNRS, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- CytoMorpho Lab, LPCV, Biosciences and Biotechnology Institute of Grenoble, UMR5168, CEA, CNRS, INRA, Université Grenoble-Alpes, 38054 Grenoble, France .,CytoMorpho Lab, A2T, Hopital Saint Louis, Institut Universitaire d'Hematologie, UMRS1160, CEA, INSERM, AP-HP, Université Paris Diderot, 75010 Paris, France
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Oudin MJ, Weaver VM. Physical and Chemical Gradients in the Tumor Microenvironment Regulate Tumor Cell Invasion, Migration, and Metastasis. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2017; 81:189-205. [PMID: 28424337 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2016.81.030817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cancer metastasis requires the invasion of tumor cells into the stroma and the directed migration of tumor cells through the stroma toward the vasculature and lymphatics where they can disseminate and colonize secondary organs. Physical and biochemical gradients that form within the primary tumor tissue promote tumor cell invasion and drive persistent migration toward blood vessels and the lymphatics to facilitate tumor cell dissemination. These microenvironment cues include hypoxia and pH gradients, gradients of soluble cues that induce chemotaxis, and ions that facilitate galvanotaxis, as well as modifications to the concentration, organization, and stiffness of the extracellular matrix that produce haptotactic, alignotactic, and durotactic gradients. These gradients form through dynamic interactions between the tumor cells and the resident fibroblasts, adipocytes, nerves, endothelial cells, infiltrating immune cells, and mesenchymal stem cells. Malignant progression results from the integrated response of the tumor to these extrinsic physical and chemical cues. Here, we first describe how these physical and chemical gradients develop, and we discuss their role in tumor progression. We then review assays to study these gradients. We conclude with a discussion of clinical strategies used to detect and inhibit these gradients in tumors and of new intervention opportunities. Clarifying the role of these gradients in tumor evolution offers a unique approach to target metastasis.
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- Madeleine J Oudin
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- Department of Anatomy, Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research and The Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143
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Luan M, Li N, Pan W, Yang L, Yu Z, Tang B. Simultaneous detection of multiple targets involved in the PI3K/AKT pathway for investigating cellular migration and invasion with a multicolor fluorescent nanoprobe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:356-359. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07605j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fluorescent nanoprobe was developed for assessing cellular migration and invasion by imaging miRNA-221, PTEN mRNA and MMP-9 involved in the PI3K/AKT pathway regulating cellular mobility and invasiveness.
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- Mingming Luan
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Molecular and Nano Science
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Arena ET, Rueden CT, Hiner MC, Wang S, Yuan M, Eliceiri KW. Quantitating the cell: turning images into numbers with ImageJ. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2016; 6. [PMID: 27911038 DOI: 10.1002/wdev.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Modern biological research particularly in the fields of developmental and cell biology has been transformed by the rapid evolution of the light microscope. The light microscope, long a mainstay of the experimental biologist, is now used for a wide array of biological experimental scenarios and sample types. Much of the great developments in advanced biological imaging have been driven by the digital imaging revolution with powerful processors and algorithms. In particular, this combination of advanced imaging and computational analysis has resulted in the drive of the modern biologist to not only visually inspect dynamic phenomena, but to quantify the involved processes. This need to quantitate images has become a major thrust within the bioimaging community and requires extensible and accessible image processing routines with corresponding intuitive software packages. Novel algorithms both made specifically for light microscopy or adapted from other fields, such as astronomy, are available to biologists, but often in a form that is inaccessible for a number of reasons ranging from data input issues, usability and training concerns, and accessibility and output limitations. The biological community has responded to this need by developing open source software packages that are freely available and provide access to image processing routines. One of the most prominent is the open-source image package ImageJ. In this review, we give an overview of prominent imaging processing approaches in ImageJ that we think are of particular interest for biological imaging and that illustrate the functionality of ImageJ and other open source image analysis software. WIREs Dev Biol 2017, 6:e260. doi: 10.1002/wdev.260 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Ellen T Arena
- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA.,Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA.,Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, WI, USA.,Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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You W, Xu L, Zhang X, Zou H, Shi D, Zhang H, Li J, Chen W, Li R. High-Throughput Screening Identifies miR-451 as a Pleiotropic Modulator That Suppresses Gastric Cancer Metastasis. SLAS Technol 2016; 22:136-143. [PMID: 27780852 DOI: 10.1177/2211068216675858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are globally dysregulated in human carcinomas. However, the specific miRNAs that mediate gastric cancer metastasis have not been identified. We identified 100 miRNAs that are dysregulated in gastric cancer and used a self-assembled cell microarray method to systematically evaluate their capacity to regulate cell migration. MiR-451, which is down-regulated in human gastric cancer samples, potently modulated multiple metastatic phenotypes including cell migration, invasion, proliferation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. These effects were achieved via down-regulation of the miR-451 target gene, ERK2. These findings provide new insight into the physiological effects of and potential therapeutic uses for miRNAs in gastric cancer.
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- Wendao You
- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 2 GenoArray Biotech, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Balsamo M, Mondal C, Carmona G, McClain LM, Riquelme DN, Tadros J, Ma D, Vasile E, Condeelis JS, Lauffenburger DA, Gertler FB. The alternatively-included 11a sequence modifies the effects of Mena on actin cytoskeletal organization and cell behavior. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35298. [PMID: 27748415 PMCID: PMC5066228 DOI: 10.1038/srep35298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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During tumor progression, alternative splicing gives rise to different Mena protein isoforms. We analyzed how Mena11a, an isoform enriched in epithelia and epithelial-like cells, affects Mena-dependent regulation of actin dynamics and cell behavior. While other Mena isoforms promote actin polymerization and drive membrane protrusion, we find that Mena11a decreases actin polymerization and growth factor-stimulated membrane protrusion at lamellipodia. Ectopic Mena11a expression slows mesenchymal-like cell motility, while isoform-specific depletion of endogenous Mena11a in epithelial-like tumor cells perturbs cell:cell junctions and increases membrane protrusion and overall cell motility. Mena11a can dampen membrane protrusion and reduce actin polymerization in the absence of other Mena isoforms, indicating that it is not simply an inactive Mena isoform. We identify a phosphorylation site within 11a that is required for some Mena11a-specific functions. RNA-seq data analysis from patient cohorts demonstrates that the difference between mRNAs encoding constitutive Mena sequences and those containing the 11a exon correlates with metastasis in colorectal cancer, suggesting that 11a exon exclusion contributes to invasive phenotypes and leads to poor clinical outcomes.
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- Michele Balsamo
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Appert-Collin A, Bennasroune A, Jeannesson P, Terryn C, Fuhrmann G, Morjani H, Dedieu S. Role of LRP-1 in cancer cell migration in 3-dimensional collagen matrix. Cell Adh Migr 2016; 11:316-326. [PMID: 27463962 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2016.1215788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein-1 (LRP-1) is a member of Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) family, which is ubiquitously expressed and which is described as a multifunctional endocytic receptor which mediates the clearance of various extracellular matrix molecules including serine proteinases, proteinase-inhibitor complexes, and matricellular proteins. Several studies showed that high LRP-1 expression promotes breast cancer cell invasiveness, and LRP-1 invalidation leads to cell motility abrogation in both tumor and non-tumor cells. Furthermore, our group has reported that LRP-1 silencing prevents the invasion of a follicular thyroid carcinoma despite increased pericellular proteolytic activities from MMP2 and uPA using a 2D-cell culture model. As the use of 3D culture systems is becoming more and more popular due to their promise as enhanced models of tissue physiology, the aim of the present work is to characterize for the first time how the 3D collagen type I matrix may impact the ability of LRP-1 to regulate the migratory properties of thyroid carcinoma using as a model FTC-133 cells. Our results show that inhibition of LRP-1 activity or expression leads to morphological changes affecting cell-matrix interactions, reorganizations of the actin-cytoskeleton especially by inhibiting FAK activation and increasing RhoA activity and MLC-2 phosphorylation, thus preventing cell migration. Taken together, our results suggest that LRP-1 silencing leads to a decrease of cell migratory capacity in a 3D configuration.
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- Aline Appert-Collin
- a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims , France
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- a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims , France.,b UMR CNRS 7360, LIEC, Université de Lorraine , Metz , France
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- c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Faculté de Pharmacie , Reims , France
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- d Plateforme d'Imagerie Cellulaire et Tissulaire, URCA , Reims , France
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- e UMR 7213 CNRS, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie , Illkirch , France
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- c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Faculté de Pharmacie , Reims , France
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- a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7369 Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences Exactes et Naturelles , Reims , France
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Liebesny PH, Byun S, Hung HH, Pancoast JR, Mroszczyk KA, Young WT, Lee RT, Frisbie DD, Kisiday JD, Grodzinsky AJ. Growth Factor-Mediated Migration of Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells for Accelerated Scaffold Recruitment. Tissue Eng Part A 2016; 22:917-27. [PMID: 27268956 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2015.0524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tissue engineering approaches using growth factor-functionalized acellular scaffolds to support and guide repair driven by endogenous cells are thought to require a careful balance between cell recruitment and growth factor release kinetics. The objective of this study was to identify a growth factor combination that accelerates progenitor cell migration into self-assembling peptide hydrogels in the context of cartilage defect repair. A novel 3D gel-to-gel migration assay enabled quantification of the chemotactic impact of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), heparin-binding insulin-like growth factor-1 (HB-IGF-1), and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) on progenitor cells derived from subchondral bovine trabecular bone (bone-marrow progenitor cells, BM-PCs) encapsulated in the peptide hydrogel [KLDL]3. Only the combination of PDGF-BB and TGF-β1 stimulated significant migration of BM-PCs over a 4-day period, measured by confocal microscopy. Both PDGF-BB and TGF-β1 were slowly released from the gel, as measured using their (125)I-labeled forms, and they remained significantly present in the gel at 4 days. In the context of augmenting microfracture surgery for cartilage repair, our strategy of delivering chemotactic and proanabolic growth factors in KLD may provide the necessary local stimulus to help increase defect cellularity, providing more cells to generate repair tissue.
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- Paul H Liebesny
- 1 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- 1 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- 1 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- 2 Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts
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- 4 Colorado State University , Orthopaedic Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 4 Colorado State University , Orthopaedic Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 1 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts.,3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts.,5 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Rahman A, Carey SP, Kraning-Rush CM, Goldblatt ZE, Bordeleau F, Lampi MC, Lin DY, García AJ, Reinhart-King CA. Vinculin Regulates Directionality and Cell Polarity in 2D, 3D Matrix and 3D Microtrack Migration. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:mbc.E15-06-0432. [PMID: 26960796 PMCID: PMC4850031 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-06-0432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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During metastasis, cells can use proteolytic activity to form tube-like "microtracks" within the extracellular matrix (ECM). Using these microtracks, cells can migrate unimpeded through the stroma. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of microtrack migration, we developed an in vitro 3D micromolded collagen platform. When in microtracks, cells tend to migrate unidirectionally. Since focal adhesions are the primary mechanism by which cells interact with the ECM, we examined the roles of several focal adhesion molecules in driving unidirectional motion. Vinculin knockdown results in the repeated reversal of migration direction compared with control cells. Tracking the position of the Golgi centroid relative to the position of the nucleus centroid reveals that vinculin knockdown disrupts cell polarity in microtracks. Vinculin also directs migration on 2D substrates and in 3D uniform collagen matrices, indicated by reduced speed, shorter net displacement and decreased directionality in vinculin-deficient cells. In addition, vinculin is necessary for Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) activation in 3D as vinculin knockdown results in reduced FAK activation in both 3D uniform collagen matrices and microtracks, but not on 2D substrates, and accordingly, FAK inhibition halts cell migration in 3D microtracks. Together, these data indicate that vinculin plays a key role in polarization during migration.
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- Aniqua Rahman
- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- *Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology; School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Visualisation of newly synthesised collagen in vitro and in vivo. Sci Rep 2016; 6:18780. [PMID: 26738984 PMCID: PMC4704054 DOI: 10.1038/srep18780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Identifying collagen produced de novo by cells in a background of purified collagenous biomaterials poses a major problem in for example the evaluation of tissue-engineered constructs and cell biological studies to tumor dissemination. We have developed a universal strategy to detect and localize newly deposited collagen based on its inherent association with dermatan sulfate. The method is applicable irrespective of host species and collagen source.
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Geum DT, Kim BJ, Chang AE, Hall MS, Wu M. Epidermal growth factor promotes a mesenchymal over an amoeboid motility of MDA-MB-231 cells embedded within a 3D collagen matrix . EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS 2016; 131:8. [PMID: 31367506 PMCID: PMC6668350 DOI: 10.1140/epjp/i2016-16008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The receptor of epidermal growth factor (EGFR) critically regulates tumor cell invasion and is a potent therapeutic target for treatment of many types of cancers, including carcinomas and glioblastomas. It is known that EGF regulates cell motility when tumor cells are embedded within a 3D biomatrix. However, roles of EGF in modulating tumor cell motility phenotype are largely unknown. In this article, we report that EGF promotes a mesenchymal over an amoeboid motility phenotype using a malignant breast tumor cell line, MDA-MB-231, embedded within a 3D collagen matrix. Amoeboid cells are rounded in shape, while mesenchymal cells are elongated, and their migrations are governed by a distinctly different set of biomolecules. Using single cell tracking analysis, we also show that EGF promotes cell dissemination through a significant increase in cell persistence along with a moderate increase of speed. The increase of persistence is correlated with the increase of the percentage of the mesenchymal cells within the population. Our work reveals a novel role of microenvironmental cue, EGF, in modulating heterogeneity and plasticity of tumor cell motility phenotype. In addition, it suggests a potential visual cue for diagnosing invasive states of breast cancer cells. This work can be easily extended beyond breast cancer cells.
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- Dongil T. Geum
- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Barney LE, Dandley EC, Jansen LE, Reich NG, Mercurio AM, Peyton SR. A cell-ECM screening method to predict breast cancer metastasis. Integr Biol (Camb) 2015; 7:198-212. [PMID: 25537447 DOI: 10.1039/c4ib00218k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Breast cancer preferentially spreads to the bone, brain, liver, and lung. The clinical patterns of this tissue-specific spread (tropism) cannot be explained by blood flow alone, yet our understanding of what mediates tropism to these physically and chemically diverse tissues is limited. While the microenvironment has been recognized as a critical factor in governing metastatic colonization, the role of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in mediating tropism has not been thoroughly explored. We created a simple biomaterial platform with systematic control over the ECM protein density and composition to determine if integrin binding governs how metastatic cells differentiate between secondary tissue sites. Instead of examining individual behaviors, we compiled large patterns of phenotypes associated with adhesion to and migration on these controlled ECMs. In combining this novel analysis with a simple biomaterial platform, we created an in vitro fingerprint that is predictive of in vivo metastasis. This rapid biomaterial screen also provided information on how β1, α2, and α6 integrins might mediate metastasis in patients, providing insights beyond a purely genetic analysis. We propose that this approach of screening many cell-ECM interactions, across many different heterogeneous cell lines, is predictive of in vivo behavior, and is much simpler, faster, and more economical than complex 3D environments or mouse models. We also propose that when specifically applied toward the question of tissue tropism in breast cancer, it can be used to provide insight into certain integrin subunits as therapeutic targets.
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- L E Barney
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Tu Y, Peng F, Adawy A, Men Y, Abdelmohsen LKEA, Wilson DA. Mimicking the Cell: Bio-Inspired Functions of Supramolecular Assemblies. Chem Rev 2015; 116:2023-78. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Yingfeng Tu
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Fraley SI, Wu PH, He L, Feng Y, Krisnamurthy R, Longmore GD, Wirtz D. Three-dimensional matrix fiber alignment modulates cell migration and MT1-MMP utility by spatially and temporally directing protrusions. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14580. [PMID: 26423227 PMCID: PMC4589685 DOI: 10.1038/srep14580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Multiple attributes of the three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix (ECM) have been independently implicated as regulators of cell motility, including pore size, crosslink density, structural organization, and stiffness. However, these parameters cannot be independently varied within a complex 3D ECM protein network. We present an integrated, quantitative study of these parameters across a broad range of complex matrix configurations using self-assembling 3D collagen and show how each parameter relates to the others and to cell motility. Increasing collagen density resulted in a decrease and then an increase in both pore size and fiber alignment, which both correlated significantly with cell motility but not bulk matrix stiffness within the range tested. However, using the crosslinking enzyme Transglutaminase II to alter microstructure independently of density revealed that motility is most significantly predicted by fiber alignment. Cellular protrusion rate, protrusion orientation, speed of migration, and invasion distance showed coupled biphasic responses to increasing collagen density not predicted by 2D models or by stiffness, but instead by fiber alignment. The requirement of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity was also observed to depend on microstructure, and a threshold of MMP utility was identified. Our results suggest that fiber topography guides protrusions and thereby MMP activity and motility.
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- Stephanie I. Fraley
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology and Physiology and BRIGHT Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
- Department of Pathology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology and Physiology and BRIGHT Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences—Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Kitatani K, Usui T, Sriraman SK, Toyoshima M, Ishibashi M, Shigeta S, Nagase S, Sakamoto M, Ogiso H, Okazaki T, Hannun YA, Torchilin VP, Yaegashi N. Ceramide limits phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase C2β-controlled cell motility in ovarian cancer: potential of ceramide as a metastasis-suppressor lipid. Oncogene 2015; 35:2801-12. [PMID: 26364609 PMCID: PMC4791218 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2015.330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Targeting cell motility, which is required for dissemination and metastasis, has therapeutic potential for ovarian cancer metastasis, and regulatory mechanisms of cell motility need to be uncovered for developing novel therapeutics. Invasive ovarian cancer cells spontaneously formed protrusions, such as lamellipodia, which are required for generating locomotive force in cell motility. Short interfering RNA screening identified class II phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase C2β (PI3KC2β) as the predominant isoform of PI3K involved in lamellipodia formation of ovarian cancer cells. The bioactive sphingolipid ceramide has emerged as an antitumorigenic lipid, and treatment with short-chain C6-ceramide decreased the number of ovarian cancer cells with PI3KC2β-driven lamellipodia. Pharmacological analysis demonstrated that long-chain ceramide regenerated from C6-ceramide through the salvage/recycling pathway, at least in part, mediated the action of C6-ceramide. Mechanistically, ceramide was revealed to interact with the PIK-catalytic domain of PI3KC2β and affect its compartmentalization, thereby suppressing PI3KC2β activation and its driven cell motility. Ceramide treatment also suppressed cell motility promoted by epithelial growth factor, which is a prometastatic factor. To examine the role of ceramide in ovarian cancer metastasis, ceramide liposomes were employed and confirmed to suppress cell motility in vitro. Ceramide liposomes had an inhibitory effect on peritoneal metastasis in a murine xenograft model of human ovarian cancer. Metastasis of PI3KC2β knocked-down cells was insensitive to treatment with ceramide liposomes, suggesting specific involvement of ceramide interaction with PI3KC2β in metastasis suppression. Our study identified ceramide as a bioactive lipid that limits PI3KC2β-governed cell motility, and ceramide is proposed to serve as a metastasis-suppressor lipid in ovarian cancer. These findings could be translated into developing ceramide-based therapy for metastatic diseases.
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- K Kitatani
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.,Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Immunology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Stony Brook Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Hughes SK, Oudin MJ, Tadros J, Neil J, Del Rosario A, Joughin BA, Ritsma L, Wyckoff J, Vasile E, Eddy R, Philippar U, Lussiez A, Condeelis JS, van Rheenen J, White F, Lauffenburger DA, Gertler FB. PTP1B-dependent regulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling by the actin-binding protein Mena. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:3867-78. [PMID: 26337385 PMCID: PMC4626070 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-06-0442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The actin-binding protein Mena regulates RTK signaling after growth factor stimulation in tumor cells by a novel mechanism. The alternatively spliced MenaINV isoform disrupts this attenuation to drive sensitivity to growth factors, resistance to targeted inhibitors, and ultimately tumor invasion and metastasis. During breast cancer progression, alternative mRNA splicing produces functionally distinct isoforms of Mena, an actin regulator with roles in cell migration and metastasis. Aggressive tumor cell subpopulations express MenaINV, which promotes tumor cell invasion by potentiating EGF responses. However, the mechanism by which this occurs is unknown. Here we report that Mena associates constitutively with the tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B and mediates a novel negative feedback mechanism that attenuates receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. On EGF stimulation, complexes containing Mena and PTP1B are recruited to the EGFR, causing receptor dephosphorylation and leading to decreased motility responses. Mena also interacts with the 5′ inositol phosphatase SHIP2, which is important for the recruitment of the Mena-PTP1B complex to the EGFR. When MenaINV is expressed, PTP1B recruitment to the EGFR is impaired, providing a mechanism for growth factor sensitization to EGF, as well as HGF and IGF, and increased resistance to EGFR and Met inhibitors in signaling and motility assays. In sum, we demonstrate that Mena plays an important role in regulating growth factor–induced signaling. Disruption of this attenuation by MenaINV sensitizes tumor cells to low–growth factor concentrations, thereby increasing the migration and invasion responses that contribute to aggressive, malignant cell phenotypes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shannon K Hughes
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Madeleine J Oudin
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Jenny Tadros
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Jason Neil
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Amanda Del Rosario
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Brian A Joughin
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Laila Ritsma
- Cancer Genomics Netherlands-Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Jeff Wyckoff
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461
| | - Eliza Vasile
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Robert Eddy
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461
| | - Ulrike Philippar
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Alisha Lussiez
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - John S Condeelis
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461
| | - Jacco van Rheenen
- Cancer Genomics Netherlands-Hubrecht Institute-KNAW and University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Forest White
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Douglas A Lauffenburger
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
| | - Frank B Gertler
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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