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Ghoytasi I, Bavi O, Kaazempur Mofrad MR, Naghdabadi R. An in-silico study on the mechanical behavior of colorectal cancer cell lines in the micropipette aspiration process. Comput Biol Med 2024; 178:108744. [PMID: 38889631 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Cancer alters the structural integrity and morphology of cells. Consequently, the cell function is overshadowed. In this study, the micropipette aspiration process is computationally modeled to predict the mechanical behavior of the colorectal cancer cells. The intended cancer cells are modeled as an incompressible Neo-Hookean visco-hyperelastic material. Also, the micropipette is assumed to be rigid with no deformation. The proposed model is validated with an in-vitro study. To capture the equilibrium and time-dependent behaviors of cells, ramp, and creep tests are respectively performed using the finite element method. Through the simulations, the effects of the micropipette geometry and the aspiration pressure on the colorectal cancer cell lines are investigated. Our findings indicate that, as the inner radius of the micropipette increases, despite the increase in deformation rate and aspirated length, the time to reach the equilibrium state increases. Nevertheless, it is obvious that increasing the tip curvature radius has a small effect on the change of the aspirated length. But, due to the decrease in the stress concentration, it drastically reduces the equilibrium time and increases the deformation rate significantly. Interestingly, our results demonstrate that increasing the aspiration pressure somehow causes the cell stiffening, thereby reducing the upward trend of deformation rate, equilibrium time, and aspirated length. Our findings provide valuable insights for researchers in cell therapy and cancer treatment and can aid in developing more precise microfluidic.
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- Ibrahim Ghoytasi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 89694-14588, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 89694-14588, Tehran, Iran; Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sharif University of Technology, 89694-14588, Tehran, Iran.
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Mellentine SQ, Brown HN, Ramsey AS, Li J, Tootle TL. Specific prostaglandins are produced in the migratory cells and the surrounding substrate to promote Drosophila border cell migration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 11:1257751. [PMID: 38283991 PMCID: PMC10811798 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1257751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Introduction: A key regulator of collective cell migration is prostaglandin (PG) signaling. However, it remains largely unclear whether PGs act within the migratory cells or their microenvironment to promote migration. Here we use Drosophila border cell migration as a model to uncover the cell-specific roles of two PGs in collective migration. The border cells undergo a collective and invasive migration between the nurse cells; thus, the nurse cells are the substrate and microenvironment for the border cells. Prior work found PG signaling is required for on-time border cell migration and cluster cohesion. Methods: Confocal microscopy and quantitative image analyses of available mutant alleles and RNAi lines were used to define the roles of the PGE2 and PGF2α synthases in border cell migration. Results: We find that the PGE2 synthase cPGES is required in the substrate, while the PGF2α synthase Akr1B is required in the border cells for on-time migration. Akr1B acts in both the border cells and their substrate to regulate cluster cohesion. One means by which Akr1B may regulate border cell migration and/or cluster cohesion is by promoting integrin-based adhesions. Additionally, Akr1B limits myosin activity, and thereby cellular stiffness, in the border cells, whereas cPGES limits myosin activity in both the border cells and their substrate. Decreasing myosin activity overcomes the migration delays in both akr1B and cPGES mutants, indicating the changes in cellular stiffness contribute to the migration defects. Discussion: Together these data reveal that two PGs, PGE2 and PGF2α, produced in different locations, play key roles in promoting border cell migration. These PGs likely have similar migratory versus microenvironment roles in other collective cell migrations.
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- Samuel Q. Mellentine
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
- Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
- Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
- Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
- Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
- Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States
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Olver DJ, Benson JD. Meta-analysis of the Boyle van 't Hoff relation: Turgor and leak models explain non-ideal volume equilibrium. Cryobiology 2023; 113:104581. [PMID: 37661046 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Abstract
There has been much recent attention paid to the interaction of cell volume, its regulation, and the molecular biology of the cell. Cells are generally assumed to behave as linear osmometers, with their water volume linearly proportionate to the inverse of osmotic pressure as described by the Boyle van 't Hoff (BvH) relation. This study evaluates the generality of this and other long-standing assumptions about cell responses to anisotonic conditions. We present alternative models that account for osmoregulation including mechanical resistance to volumetric expansion (the turgor model) and ion-osmolyte leakage (the leak model). To evaluate the generality of the BvH relation and determine the suitability of alternative models, we performed a comprehensive survey of the literature and a careful analysis of the resulting data, and then we used these data to compare among models. We identified 137 articles published from 1964 to 2019 spanning 14 animal species and 26 cell types and determined the BvH relation is not an appropriate general model but is adequate when restricted to the hypertonic region. In contrast, models that account for either mechanical resistance or ion-osmolyte leakage fit well to almost all collected data. The leak model has fitted parameters that are in the same range as the current literature estimate, while the turgor model typically requires an elastic modulus value of one or multiple orders of magnitude larger than literature values. However, confirmation of the underlying mechanism of osmotic regulation is required at the cell-specific level and cannot be assumed a priori.
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- Dominic J Olver
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E2, Canada.
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Mellentine SQ, Ramsey AS, Li J, Brown HN, Tootle TL. Specific prostaglandins are produced in the migratory cells and the surrounding substrate to promote Drosophila border cell migration. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.23.546291. [PMID: 37425965 PMCID: PMC10327004 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.23.546291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
A key regulator of collective cell migration is prostaglandin (PG) signaling. However, it remains largely unclear whether PGs act within the migratory cells or their microenvironment to promote migration. Here we use Drosophila border cell migration as a model to uncover the cell-specific roles of two PGs in collective migration. Prior work shows PG signaling is required for on-time migration and cluster cohesion. We find that the PGE2 synthase cPGES is required in the substrate, while the PGF2α synthase Akr1B is required in the border cells for on-time migration. Akr1B acts in both the border cells and their substrate to regulate cluster cohesion. One means by which Akr1B regulates border cell migration is by promoting integrin-based adhesions. Additionally, Akr1B limits myosin activity, and thereby cellular stiffness, in the border cells, whereas cPGES limits myosin activity in both the border cells and their substrate. Together these data reveal that two PGs, PGE2 and PGF2α, produced in different locations, play key roles in promoting border cell migration. These PGs likely have similar migratory versus microenvironment roles in other collective cell migrations.
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- Samuel Q. Mellentine
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Anceschi L, Codeluppi A, Brighenti V, Tassinari R, Taglioli V, Marchetti L, Roncati L, Alessandrini A, Corsi L, Pellati F. Chemical characterization of non-psychoactive Cannabis sativa L. extracts, in vitro antiproliferative activity and induction of apoptosis in chronic myelogenous leukaemia cancer cells. Phytother Res 2022; 36:914-927. [PMID: 35107862 PMCID: PMC9304126 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In this study, extracts from non‐psychoactive Cannabis sativa L. varieties were characterized by means of ultra high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with high‐resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC‐HRMS) and their antiproliferative activity was assessed in vitro. The human chronic myelogenous leukaemia cell line K562 was chosen to investigate the mechanism of cell death. The effect on the cell cycle and cell death was analysed by flow cytometry. Proteins related to apoptosis were studied by western blotting. Mechanical properties of cells were assessed using the Micropipette Aspiration Technique (MAT). The results indicated that the cannabidiol (CBD)‐rich extract inhibited cell proliferation of K562 cell line in a dose‐dependent manner and induced apoptosis via caspase 3 and 7 activation. A significant decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential was detected, together with the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol. The main apoptotic markers were not involved in the mechanism of cell death. The extract was also able to modify the mechanical properties of cells. Thus, this hemp extract and its pure component CBD deserve further investigation for a possible application against myeloproliferative diseases, also in association with other anticancer drugs.
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- Lisa Anceschi
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- National Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Bioengineering-Eldor Lab, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (NIBB), Innovation Accelerator, CNR, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,National Research Council (CNR), CNR-Nanoscience Institute-S3, Modena, Italy.,Biostructures and Biosystems National Institute (INBB) Inter-University Consortium, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Biostructures and Biosystems National Institute (INBB) Inter-University Consortium, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Lamb MC, Kaluarachchi CP, Lansakara TI, Mellentine SQ, Lan Y, Tivanski AV, Tootle TL. Fascin limits Myosin activity within Drosophila border cells to control substrate stiffness and promote migration. eLife 2021; 10:69836. [PMID: 34698017 PMCID: PMC8547955 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
A key regulator of collective cell migrations, which drive development and cancer metastasis, is substrate stiffness. Increased substrate stiffness promotes migration and is controlled by Myosin. Using Drosophila border cell migration as a model of collective cell migration, we identify, for the first time, that the actin bundling protein Fascin limits Myosin activity in vivo. Loss of Fascin results in: increased activated Myosin on the border cells and their substrate, the nurse cells; decreased border cell Myosin dynamics; and increased nurse cell stiffness as measured by atomic force microscopy. Reducing Myosin restores on-time border cell migration in fascin mutant follicles. Further, Fascin’s actin bundling activity is required to limit Myosin activation. Surprisingly, we find that Fascin regulates Myosin activity in the border cells to control nurse cell stiffness to promote migration. Thus, these data shift the paradigm from a substrate stiffness-centric model of regulating migration, to uncover that collectively migrating cells play a critical role in controlling the mechanical properties of their substrate in order to promote their own migration. This understudied means of mechanical regulation of migration is likely conserved across contexts and organisms, as Fascin and Myosin are common regulators of cell migration.
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- Maureen C Lamb
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
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Castillo-Badillo JA, Gautam N. An optogenetic model reveals cell shape regulation through FAK and fascin. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:269115. [PMID: 34114634 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell shape regulation is important, but the mechanisms that govern shape are not fully understood, in part due to limited experimental models in which cell shape changes and underlying molecular processes can be rapidly and non-invasively monitored in real time. Here, we used an optogenetic tool to activate RhoA in the middle of mononucleated macrophages to induce contraction, resulting in a side with the nucleus that retained its shape and a non-nucleated side that was unable to maintain its shape and collapsed. In cells overexpressing focal adhesion kinase (FAK; also known as PTK2), the non-nucleated side exhibited a wide flat morphology and was similar in adhesion area to the nucleated side. In cells overexpressing fascin, an actin-bundling protein, the non-nucleated side assumed a spherical shape and was similar in height to the nucleated side. This effect of fascin was also observed in fibroblasts even without inducing furrow formation. Based on these results, we conclude that FAK and fascin work together to maintain cell shape by regulating adhesion area and height, respectively, in different cell types. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Jean A Castillo-Badillo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.,Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Kothari P, Johnson C, Sandone C, Iglesias PA, Robinson DN. How the mechanobiome drives cell behavior, viewed through the lens of control theory. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs234476. [PMID: 31477578 PMCID: PMC6771144 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.234476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Cells have evolved sophisticated systems that integrate internal and external inputs to coordinate cell shape changes during processes, such as development, cell identity determination, and cell and tissue homeostasis. Cellular shape-change events are driven by the mechanobiome, the network of macromolecules that allows cells to generate, sense and respond to externally imposed and internally generated forces. Together, these components build the cellular contractility network, which is governed by a control system. Proteins, such as non-muscle myosin II, function as both sensors and actuators, which then link to scaffolding proteins, transcription factors and metabolic proteins to create feedback loops that generate the foundational mechanical properties of the cell and modulate cellular behaviors. In this Review, we highlight proteins that establish and maintain the setpoint, or baseline, for the control system and explore the feedback loops that integrate different cellular processes with cell mechanics. Uncovering the genetic, biophysical and biochemical interactions between these molecular components allows us to apply concepts from control theory to provide a systems-level understanding of cellular processes. Importantly, the actomyosin network has emerged as more than simply a 'downstream' effector of linear signaling pathways. Instead, it is also a significant driver of cellular processes traditionally considered to be 'upstream'.
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- Priyanka Kothari
- Departments of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, M 21205, USA
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- Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, M 21205, USA
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- Departments of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Departments of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Cong J, Fang B, Wang Q, Su Y, Gu T, Luo T. The mechanobiology of actin cytoskeletal proteins during cell-cell fusion. J R Soc Interface 2019; 16:20190022. [PMID: 31337301 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Myosin II and spectrin β display mechanosensitive accumulations in invasive protrusions during cell-cell fusion of Drosophila myoblasts. The biochemical inhibition and deactivation of these proteins results in significant fusion defects. Yet, a quantitative understanding of how the protrusion geometry and fusion process are linked to these proteins is still lacking. Here we present a quantitative model to interpret the dependence of the protrusion size and the protrusive force on the mechanical properties and microstructures of the actin cytoskeleton and plasma membrane based on a mean-field theory. We build a quantitative linkage between mechanosensitive accumulation of myosin II and fusion pore formation at the tip of the invasive protrusion through local area dilation. The mechanical feedback loop between myosin II and local deformation suggests that myosin II accumulation possibly reduces the energy barrier and the critical radius of fusion pores. We also analyse the effect of spectrin β on maintaining the proper geometry of the protrusions required for the success of cell-cell fusion.
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- Jing Cong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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Schiffhauer ES, Ren Y, Iglesias VA, Kothari P, Iglesias PA, Robinson DN. Myosin IIB assembly state determines its mechanosensitive dynamics. J Cell Biol 2019; 218:895-908. [PMID: 30655296 PMCID: PMC6400566 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201806058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Dynamical cell shape changes require a highly sensitive cellular system that can respond to chemical and mechanical inputs. Myosin IIs are key players in the cell's ability to react to mechanical inputs, demonstrating an ability to accumulate in response to applied stress. Here, we show that inputs that influence the ability of myosin II to assemble into filaments impact the ability of myosin to respond to stress in a predictable manner. Using mathematical modeling for Dictyostelium myosin II, we predict that myosin II mechanoresponsiveness will be biphasic with an optimum established by the percentage of myosin II assembled into bipolar filaments. In HeLa and NIH 3T3 cells, heavy chain phosphorylation of NMIIB by PKCζ, as well as expression of NMIIA, can control the ability of NMIIB to mechanorespond by influencing its assembly state. These data demonstrate that multiple inputs to the myosin II assembly state integrate at the level of myosin II to govern the cellular response to mechanical inputs.
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- Eric S Schiffhauer
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD .,Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Mechanical phenotyping of K562 cells by the Micropipette Aspiration Technique allows identifying mechanical changes induced by drugs. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1219. [PMID: 29352174 PMCID: PMC5775209 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19563-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Mechanical properties of living cells can be used as reliable markers of their state, such as the presence of a pathological state or their differentiation phase. The mechanical behavior of cells depends on the organization of their cytoskeletal network and the main contribution typically comes from the actomyosin contractile system, in both suspended and adherent cells. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a pharmaceutical formulation (OTC – Ossitetraciclina liquida 20%) used as antibiotic, on the mechanical properties of K562 cells by using the Micropipette Aspiration Technique (MAT). This formulation has been shown to increase in a time dependent way the inflammation and toxicity in terms of apoptosis in in vitro experiments on K562 and other types of cells. Here we show that by measuring the mechanical properties of cells exposed to OTC for different incubation times, it is possible to infer modifications induced by the formulation to the actomyosin contractile system. We emphasize that this system is involved in the first stages of the apoptotic process where an increase of the cortical tension leads to the formation of blebs. We discuss the possible relation between the observed mechanical behavior of cells aspirated inside a micropipette and apoptosis.
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Schiffhauer ES, Robinson DN. Mechanochemical Signaling Directs Cell-Shape Change. Biophys J 2017; 112:207-214. [PMID: 28122209 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
For specialized cell function, as well as active cell behaviors such as division, migration, and tissue development, cells must undergo dynamic changes in shape. To complete these processes, cells integrate chemical and mechanical signals to direct force production. This mechanochemical integration allows for the rapid production and adaptation of leading-edge machinery in migrating cells, the invasion of one cell into another during cell-cell fusion, and the force-feedback loops that ensure robust cytokinesis. A quantitative understanding of cell mechanics coupled with protein dynamics has allowed us to account for furrow ingression during cytokinesis, a model cell-shape-change process. At the core of cell-shape changes is the ability of the cell's machinery to sense mechanical forces and tune the force-generating machinery as needed. Force-sensitive cytoskeletal proteins, including myosin II motors and actin cross-linkers such as α-actinin and filamin, accumulate in response to internally generated and externally imposed mechanical stresses, endowing the cell with the ability to discern and respond to mechanical cues. The physical theory behind how these proteins display mechanosensitive accumulation has allowed us to predict paralog-specific behaviors of different cross-linking proteins and identify a zone of optimal actin-binding affinity that allows for mechanical stress-induced protein accumulation. These molecular mechanisms coupled with the mechanical feedback systems ensure robust shape changes, but if they go awry, they are poised to promote disease states such as cancer cell metastasis and loss of tissue integrity.
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- Eric S Schiffhauer
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Mechanoaccumulative Elements of the Mammalian Actin Cytoskeleton. Curr Biol 2016; 26:1473-1479. [PMID: 27185555 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To change shape, divide, form junctions, and migrate, cells reorganize their cytoskeletons in response to changing mechanical environments [1-4]. Actin cytoskeletal elements, including myosin II motors and actin crosslinkers, structurally remodel and activate signaling pathways in response to imposed stresses [5-9]. Recent studies demonstrate the importance of force-dependent structural rearrangement of α-catenin in adherens junctions [10] and vinculin's molecular clutch mechanism in focal adhesions [11]. However, the complete landscape of cytoskeletal mechanoresponsive proteins and the mechanisms by which these elements sense and respond to force remain to be elucidated. To find mechanosensitive elements in mammalian cells, we examined protein relocalization in response to controlled external stresses applied to individual cells. Here, we show that non-muscle myosin II, α-actinin, and filamin accumulate to mechanically stressed regions in cells from diverse lineages. Using reaction-diffusion models for force-sensitive binding, we successfully predicted which mammalian α-actinin and filamin paralogs would be mechanoaccumulative. Furthermore, a "Goldilocks zone" must exist for each protein where the actin-binding affinity must be optimal for accumulation. In addition, we leveraged genetic mutants to gain a molecular understanding of the mechanisms of α-actinin and filamin catch-bonding behavior. Two distinct modes of mechanoaccumulation can be observed: a fast, diffusion-based accumulation and a slower, myosin II-dependent cortical flow phase that acts on proteins with specific binding lifetimes. Finally, we uncovered cell-type- and cell-cycle-stage-specific control of the mechanosensation of myosin IIB, but not myosin IIA or IIC. Overall, these mechanoaccumulative mechanisms drive the cell's response to physical perturbation during proper tissue development and disease.
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Cytokinesis, a model cell shape change event, is controlled by an integrated system that coordinates the mitotic spindle signals with a mechanoresponsive cytoskeletal network that drives contractility and furrow ingression. Quantitative methods that measure cell mechanics, mechanoresponse (mechanical stress-induced protein accumulation), protein dynamics, and molecular interactions are necessary to provide insight into both the mechanical and biochemical components involved in cytokinesis and cell shape regulation. Micropipette aspiration, fluorescence correlation and cross-correlation spectroscopy, and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching are valuable methods for measuring cell mechanics and protein dynamics in vivo that occur on nanometer to micron length-scales, and microsecond to minute timescales. Collectively, these methods provide the ability to quantify the molecular interactions that control the cell's ability to change shape and undergo cytokinesis.
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Aranjuez G, Burtscher A, Sawant K, Majumder P, McDonald JA. Dynamic myosin activation promotes collective morphology and migration by locally balancing oppositional forces from surrounding tissue. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:1898-910. [PMID: 27122602 PMCID: PMC4907723 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-10-0744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A challenge for migrating collectives is to respond to physical changes in local environments. Border cells migrate collectively in the Drosophila ovary and require dynamic myosin to maintain their morphology. Border cells elevate active myosin in response to tissue compression. Myosin tension counteracts tissue constraints for collective movement. Migrating cells need to overcome physical constraints from the local microenvironment to navigate their way through tissues. Cells that move collectively have the additional challenge of negotiating complex environments in vivo while maintaining cohesion of the group as a whole. The mechanisms by which collectives maintain a migratory morphology while resisting physical constraints from the surrounding tissue are poorly understood. Drosophila border cells represent a genetic model of collective migration within a cell-dense tissue. Border cells move as a cohesive group of 6−10 cells, traversing a network of large germ line–derived nurse cells within the ovary. Here we show that the border cell cluster is compact and round throughout their entire migration, a shape that is maintained despite the mechanical pressure imposed by the surrounding nurse cells. Nonmuscle myosin II (Myo-II) activity at the cluster periphery becomes elevated in response to increased constriction by nurse cells. Furthermore, the distinctive border cell collective morphology requires highly dynamic and localized enrichment of Myo-II. Thus, activated Myo-II promotes cortical tension at the outer edge of the migrating border cell cluster to resist compressive forces from nurse cells. We propose that dynamic actomyosin tension at the periphery of collectives facilitates their movement through restrictive tissues.
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Affiliation(s)
- George Aranjuez
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195
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- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195
| | - Jocelyn A McDonald
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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