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Wang X, Wang T, Chen X, Law J, Shan G, Tang W, Gong Z, Pan P, Liu X, Yu J, Ru C, Huang X, Sun Y. Microrobotic Swarms for Intracellular Measurement with Enhanced Signal-to-Noise Ratio. ACS NANO 2022; 16:10824-10839. [PMID: 35786860 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In cell biology, fluorescent dyes are routinely used for biochemical measurements. The traditional global dye treatment method suffers from low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR), especially when used for detecting a low concentration of ions, and increasing the concentration of fluorescent dyes causes more severe cytotoxicity. Here, we report a robotic technique that controls how a low amount of fluorescent-dye-coated magnetic nanoparticles accurately forms a swarm and increases the fluorescent dye concentration in a local region inside a cell for intracellular measurement. Different from existing magnetic micromanipulation systems that generate large swarms (several microns and above) or that cannot move the generated swarm to an arbitrary position, our system is capable of generating a small swarm (e.g., 1 μm) and accurately positioning the swarm inside a single cell (position control accuracy: 0.76 μm). In experiments, the generated swarm inside the cell showed an SNR 10 times higher than the traditional global dye treatment method. The high-SNR robotic swarm enabled intracellular measurements that had not been possible to achieve with traditional global dye treatment. The robotic swarm technique revealed an apparent pH gradient in a migrating cell and was used to measure the intracellular apparent pH in a single oocyte of living C. elegans. With the position control capability, the swarm was also applied to measure calcium changes at the perinuclear region of a cell before and after mechanical stimulation. The results showed a significant calcium increase after mechanical stimulation, and the calcium increase was regulated by the mechanically sensitive ion channel, PIEZO1.
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- Xian Wang
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology and Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology and Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G9, Canada
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (AIRS), Shenzhen 518172, China
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- School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology and Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto M5G 1X8, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G8, Canada
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G9, Canada
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G4, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G4, Canada
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Canales Coutiño B, Mayor R. Reprint of: Mechanosensitive ion channels in cell migration. Cells Dev 2021; 168:203730. [PMID: 34456177 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdev.2021.203730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cellular processes are initiated and regulated by different stimuli, including mechanical forces. Cell membrane mechanosensors represent the first step towards the conversion of mechanical stimuli to a biochemical or electrical response. Mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels form a growing family of ion gating channels that respond to direct physical force or plasma membrane deformations. A number of calcium (Ca2+) permeable MS channels are known to regulate the initiation, direction, and persistence of cell migration during development and tumour progression. While the evidence that links individual MS ion channels to cell migration is growing, a unified analysis of the molecular mechanisms regulated downstream of MS ion channel activation is lacking. In this review, we describe the MS ion channel families known to regulate cell migration. We discuss the molecular mechanisms that act downstream of MS ion channels with an emphasis on Ca2+ mediated processes. Finally, we propose the future directions and impact of MS ion channel activity in the field of cell migration.
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- Brenda Canales Coutiño
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Canales Coutiño B, Mayor R. Mechanosensitive ion channels in cell migration. Cells Dev 2021; 166:203683. [PMID: 33994356 PMCID: PMC8240554 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdev.2021.203683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Cellular processes are initiated and regulated by different stimuli, including mechanical forces. Cell membrane mechanosensors represent the first step towards the conversion of mechanical stimuli to a biochemical or electrical response. Mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels form a growing family of ion gating channels that respond to direct physical force or plasma membrane deformations. A number of calcium (Ca2+) permeable MS channels are known to regulate the initiation, direction, and persistence of cell migration during development and tumour progression. While the evidence that links individual MS ion channels to cell migration is growing, a unified analysis of the molecular mechanisms regulated downstream of MS ion channel activation is lacking. In this review, we describe the MS ion channel families known to regulate cell migration. We discuss the molecular mechanisms that act downstream of MS ion channels with an emphasis on Ca2+ mediated processes. Finally, we propose the future directions and impact of MS ion channel activity in the field of cell migration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brenda Canales Coutiño
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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