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Oslund RC, Holland PM, Lesley SA, Fadeyi OO. Therapeutic potential of cis-targeting bispecific antibodies. Cell Chem Biol 2024; 31:1473-1489. [PMID: 39111317 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/18/2024]
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The growing clinical success of bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) has led to rapid interest in leveraging dual targeting in order to generate novel modes of therapeutic action beyond mono-targeting approaches. While bsAbs that bind targets on two different cells (trans-targeting) are showing promise in the clinic, the co-targeting of two proteins on the same cell surface through cis-targeting bsAbs (cis-bsAbs) is an emerging strategy to elicit new functionalities. This includes the ability to induce proximity, enhance binding to a target, increase target/cell selectivity, and/or co-modulate function on the cell surface with the goal of altering, reversing, or eradicating abnormal cellular activity that contributes to disease. In this review, we focus on the impact of cis-bsAbs in the clinic, their emerging applications, and untangle the intricacies of improving bsAb discovery and development.
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Gao H, Chen Z, Zhao L, Ji C, Xing F. Cellular functions, molecular signalings and therapeutic applications: Translational potential of deubiquitylating enzyme USP9X as a drug target in cancer treatment. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2024; 1879:189099. [PMID: 38582329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2024.189099] [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: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Protein ubiquitination, one of the most significant post-translational modifications, plays an important role in controlling the proteins activity in diverse cellular processes. The reversible process of protein ubiquitination, known as deubiquitination, has emerged as a critical mechanism for maintaining cellular homeostasis. The deubiquitinases (DUBs), which participate in deubiquitination process are increasingly recognized as potential candidates for drug discovery. Among these DUBs, ubiquitin-specific protease 9× (USP9X), a highly conserved member of the USP family, exhibits versatile functions in various cellular processes, including the regulation of cell cycle, protein endocytosis, apoptosis, cell polarity, immunological microenvironment, and stem cell characteristics. The dysregulation and abnormal activities of USP9X are influenced by intricate cellular signaling pathway crosstalk and upstream non-coding RNAs. The complex expression patterns and controversial clinical significance of USP9X in cancers suggest its potential as a prognostic biomarker. Furthermore, USP9X inhibitors has shown promising antitumor activity and holds the potential to overcome therapeutic resistance in preclinical models. However, a comprehensive summary of the role and molecular functions of USP9X in cancer progression is currently lacking. In this review, we provide a comprehensive delineation of USP9X participation in numerous critical cellular processes, complicated signaling pathways within the tumor microenvironment, and its potential translational applications to combat therapeutic resistance. By systematically summarizing the updated molecular mechanisms of USP9X in cancer biology, this review aims to contribute to the advancement of cancer therapeutics and provide essential insights for specialists and clinicians in the development of improved cancer treatment strategies.
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- Hongli Gao
- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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Díaz-Piña DA, Rivera-Ramírez N, García-López G, Díaz NF, Molina-Hernández A. Calcium and Neural Stem Cell Proliferation. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4073. [PMID: 38612887 PMCID: PMC11012558 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074073] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Intracellular calcium plays a pivotal role in central nervous system (CNS) development by regulating various processes such as cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and maturation. However, understanding the involvement of calcium (Ca2+) in these processes during CNS development is challenging due to the dynamic nature of this cation and the evolving cell populations during development. While Ca2+ transient patterns have been observed in specific cell processes and molecules responsible for Ca2+ homeostasis have been identified in excitable and non-excitable cells, further research into Ca2+ dynamics and the underlying mechanisms in neural stem cells (NSCs) is required. This review focuses on molecules involved in Ca2+ entrance expressed in NSCs in vivo and in vitro, which are crucial for Ca2+ dynamics and signaling. It also discusses how these molecules might play a key role in balancing cell proliferation for self-renewal or promoting differentiation. These processes are finely regulated in a time-dependent manner throughout brain development, influenced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors that directly or indirectly modulate Ca2+ dynamics. Furthermore, this review addresses the potential implications of understanding Ca2+ dynamics in NSCs for treating neurological disorders. Despite significant progress in this field, unraveling the elements contributing to Ca2+ intracellular dynamics in cell proliferation remains a challenging puzzle that requires further investigation.
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- Dafne Astrid Díaz-Piña
- Departamento de Fisiología y Desarrollo Celular, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11000, Mexico
- Facultad de Medicina, Circuito Exterior Universitario, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Universitario, Copilco Universidad, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México 04360, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Desarrollo Celular, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Desarrollo Celular, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Desarrollo Celular, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11000, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Desarrollo Celular, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México 11000, Mexico
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Lückstädt W, Rathod M, Möbus L, Bub S, Lucius R, Elsner F, Spindler V, Arnold P. CD109 drives pro-tumorigenic cell properties in human non-small cell lung cancer through interaction with desmoglein-2. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4102385. [PMID: 38562713 PMCID: PMC10984026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4102385/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Cluster of differentiation 109 (CD109) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored cell surface protein, expressed on epithelial and endothelial cells, CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, and premature lymphocytes. CD109 interacts with different cell surface receptors and thereby modulates intracellular signaling pathways, which ultimately changes cellular functions. One well-studied example is the interaction of CD109 with the TGFβ/TGFβ-receptor complex at the cell surface. CD109 silences intracellular SMAD2/3 signaling and targets TGFβ/TGFβ-receptor to the endosomal/lysosomal compartment. In recent years, CD109 emerged as a tumor marker for different tumor entities and expression of CD109 could be linked to adverse outcome in patients. In this study, we show that silencing of CD109 in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells, returns these cells to an epithelial like growth phenotype. On the transcriptional level, we describe changes in cell-cell contact and epithelial-mesenchymal transition associated gene clusters. At the cell surface, we identify desmoglein-2 (DSG2) as a new interaction partner of CD109 and demonstrate CD109 dependent targeting of DSG2 to the apical cell surface, where it forms desmosomes between apical and basal cell poles. Both, CD109 and DSG2 are genetic risk factors, linked to reduced overall survival in lung adenocarcinoma patients (subtype of NSCLC). In this study, we show the expression of both proteins in the same tumor and suggest a new CD109-DSG2 axis in NSCLC patients that could present a targetable therapeutic option in the future.
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches (FHAIVE,), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33520, Tampere, Finland
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- Anatomical Institute, Kiel University, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Anatomy and Experimental Morphology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
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Baral B, Kandpal M, Ray A, Jana A, Yadav DS, Sachin K, Mishra A, Baig MS, Jha HC. Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus infection in cell polarity alterations. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024; 69:41-57. [PMID: 37672163 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-023-01091-7] [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: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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The asymmetrical distribution of the cellular organelles inside the cell is maintained by a group of cell polarity proteins. The maintenance of polarity is one of the vital host defense mechanisms against pathogens, and the loss of it contributes to infection facilitation and cancer progression. Studies have suggested that infection of viruses and bacteria alters cell polarity. Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus are group I carcinogens involved in the progression of multiple clinical conditions besides gastric cancer (GC) and Burkitt's lymphoma, respectively. Moreover, the coinfection of both these pathogens contributes to a highly aggressive form of GC. H. pylori and EBV target the host cell polarity complexes for their pathogenesis. H. pylori-associated proteins like CagA, VacA OipA, and urease were shown to imbalance the cellular homeostasis by altering the cell polarity. Similarly, EBV-associated genes LMP1, LMP2A, LMP2B, EBNA3C, and EBNA1 also contribute to altered cell asymmetry. This review summarized all the possible mechanisms involved in cell polarity deformation in H. pylori and EBV-infected epithelial cells. We have also discussed deregulated molecular pathways like NF-κB, TGF-β/SMAD, and β-catenin in H. pylori, EBV, and their coinfection that further modulate PAR, SCRIB, or CRB polarity complexes in epithelial cells.
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- Budhadev Baral
- Infection Bioengineering Group, Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India
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- Infection Bioengineering Group, Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India
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- Infection Bioengineering Group, Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India
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- Infection Bioengineering Group, Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India
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- Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Pune, DFSS, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, Talegaon MIDC Phase-1, Near JCB Factory, Pune, Maharashtra, 410506, India
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- Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Swami Ram Nagar, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248 016, India
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- Department of Bioscience & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, NH 65 Nagaur Road, Karwar, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, 342037, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India
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- Infection Bioengineering Group, Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 453552, India.
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Javorsky A, Humbert PO, Kvansakul M. Viral manipulation of cell polarity signalling. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2023; 1870:119536. [PMID: 37437846 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Cell polarity refers to the asymmetric distribution of biomacromolecules that enable the correct orientation of a cell in a particular direction. It is thus an essential component for appropriate tissue development and function. Viral infections can lead to dysregulation of polarity. This is associated with a poor prognosis due to viral interference with core cell polarity regulatory scaffolding proteins that often feature PDZ (PSD-95, DLG, and ZO-1) domains including Scrib, Dlg, Pals1, PatJ, Par3 and Par6. PDZ domains are also promiscuous, binding to several different partners through their C-terminal region which contain PDZ-binding motifs (PBM). Numerous viruses encode viral effector proteins that target cell polarity regulators for their benefit and include papillomaviruses, flaviviruses and coronaviruses. A better understanding of the mechanisms of action utilised by viral effector proteins to subvert host cell polarity sigalling will provide avenues for future therapeutic intervention, while at the same time enhance our understanding of cell polarity regulation and its role tissue homeostasis.
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- Airah Javorsky
- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia; Research Centre for Molecular Cancer Prevention, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia; Department of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia; Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia; Research Centre for Molecular Cancer Prevention, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia.
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Thapa N, Wen T, Cryns VL, Anderson RA. Regulation of Cell Adhesion and Migration via Microtubule Cytoskeleton Organization, Cell Polarity, and Phosphoinositide Signaling. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1430. [PMID: 37892112 PMCID: PMC10604632 DOI: 10.3390/biom13101430] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The capacity for cancer cells to metastasize to distant organs depends on their ability to execute the carefully choreographed processes of cell adhesion and migration. As most human cancers are of epithelial origin (carcinoma), the transcriptional downregulation of adherent/tight junction proteins (e.g., E-cadherin, Claudin and Occludin) with the concomitant gain of adhesive and migratory phenotypes has been extensively studied. Most research and reviews on cell adhesion and migration focus on the actin cytoskeleton and its reorganization. However, metastasizing cancer cells undergo the extensive reorganization of their cytoskeletal system, specifically in originating/nucleation sites of microtubules and their orientation (e.g., from non-centrosomal to centrosomal microtubule organizing centers). The precise mechanisms by which the spatial and temporal reorganization of microtubules are linked functionally with the acquisition of an adhesive and migratory phenotype as epithelial cells reversibly transition into mesenchymal cells during metastasis remains poorly understood. In this Special Issue of "Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Cell Adhesion and Migration", we highlight cell adhesion and migration from the perspectives of microtubule cytoskeletal reorganization, cell polarity and phosphoinositide signaling.
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- Narendra Thapa
- The Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.W.); (V.L.C.)
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- The Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.W.); (V.L.C.)
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- The Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.W.); (V.L.C.)
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- The Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; (T.W.); (V.L.C.)
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Li Y, Sun SX. The influence of polarized membrane ion carriers and extracellular electrical/pH gradients on cell ionic homeostasis and locomotion. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.26.550658. [PMID: 37546972 PMCID: PMC10402024 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.26.550658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Anisotropic environmental signals or polarized membrane ion/solute carriers can generate spatially-varying intracellular gradients, leading to polarized cell dynamics. For example, directional migration of neutrophils, galvanotaxis of glioblastoma, and water flux in kidney cells, all result from the polarized distribution of membrane ion carriers and other intracellular components. The underlying physical mechanisms behind how polarized ion carriers interact with environmental signals are not well studied. Here, we use a physiologically-relevant, physics-based mathematical model to reveal how ion carriers generate intracellular ionic and voltage gradients. The model is able to discern the contribution of individual ion carriers to the intracellular pH gradient, electric potential, and water flux. We discover that an extracellular pH gradient leads to an intracellular pH gradient via chloride-bicarbonate exchangers, whereas an extracellular electric field leads to an intracellular electric potential gradient via passive potassium channels. In addition, the mechanical-biochemical coupling can modulate actin distribution and flow, and create biphasic dependence of the cell speed on water flux. Moreover, we find that F-actin interaction with NHE alone can generate cell movement, even when other ion carriers are not polarized. Taken together, the model shows the importance of cell ion dynamics in modulating cell migration and cytoskeletal dynamics.
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Friend C, Parajuli P, Razzaque MS, Atfi A. Deciphering epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer. Adv Cancer Res 2023; 159:37-73. [PMID: 37268401 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2023.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a complex cellular program that alters epithelial cells and induces their transformation into mesenchymal cells. While essential to normal developmental processes such as embryogenesis and wound healing, EMT has also been linked to the development and progression of various diseases, including fibrogenesis and tumorigenesis. Under homeostatic conditions, initiation of EMT is mediated by key signaling pathways and pro-EMT-transcription factors (EMT-TFs); however, in certain contexts, these pro-EMT regulators and programs also drive cell plasticity and cell stemness to promote oncogenesis as well as metastasis. In this review, we will explain how EMT and EMT-TFs mediate the initiation of pro-cancer states and how they influence late-stage progression and metastasis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most severe form of pancreatic cancer.
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- Creighton Friend
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States; VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, United States.
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Glazenburg MM, Laan L. Complexity and self-organization in the evolution of cell polarization. J Cell Sci 2023; 136:jcs259639. [PMID: 36691920 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cellular life exhibits order and complexity, which typically increase over the course of evolution. Cell polarization is a well-studied example of an ordering process that breaks the internal symmetry of a cell by establishing a preferential axis. Like many cellular processes, polarization is driven by self-organization, meaning that the macroscopic pattern emerges as a consequence of microscopic molecular interactions at the biophysical level. However, the role of self-organization in the evolution of complex protein networks remains obscure. In this Review, we provide an overview of the evolution of polarization as a self-organizing process, focusing on the model species Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its fungal relatives. Moreover, we use this model system to discuss how self-organization might relate to evolutionary change, offering a shift in perspective on evolution at the microscopic scale.
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- Marieke M Glazenburg
- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Saliem SS, Bede SY, Cooper PR, Abdulkareem AA, Milward MR, Abdullah BH. Pathogenesis of periodontitis - A potential role for epithelial-mesenchymal transition. JAPANESE DENTAL SCIENCE REVIEW 2022; 58:268-278. [PMID: 36159185 PMCID: PMC9489739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process comprising cellular and molecular events which result in cells shifting from an epithelial to a mesenchymal phenotype. Periodontitis is a destructive chronic disease of the periodontium initiated in response to a dysbiotic microbiome, and dominated by Gram-negative bacteria in the subgingival niches accompanied by an aberrant immune response in susceptible subjects. Both EMT and periodontitis share common risk factors and drivers, including Gram-negative bacteria, excess inflammatory cytokine production, smoking, oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus. In addition, periodontitis is characterized by down-regulation of key epithelial markers such as E-cadherin together with up-regulation of transcriptional factors and mesenchymal proteins, including Snail1, vimentin and N-cadherin, which also occur in the EMT program. Clinically, these phenotypic changes may be reflected by increases in microulceration of the pocket epithelial lining, granulation tissue formation, and fibrosis. Both in vitro and in vivo data now support the potential involvement of EMT as a pathogenic mechanism in periodontal diseases which may facilitate bacterial invasion into the underlying gingival tissues and propagation of inflammation. This review surveys the available literature and provides evidence linking EMT to periodontitis pathogenesis.
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- Saif S Saliem
- College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, P.O. Box 1417, Bab Al Mudam, Baghdad, Iraq
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- College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, P.O. Box 1417, Bab Al Mudam, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, P.O. Box 1417, Bab Al Mudam, Baghdad, Iraq
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- ŌSchool of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, 5 Mill Pool Way, B5 7EG Birmingham, UK
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- College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, P.O. Box 1417, Bab Al Mudam, Baghdad, Iraq
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Huang YRJ, Chiu SC, Tseng JS, Chen JMM, Wei TYW, Chu CY, Kao HTE, Yang CYO, Shih YCE, Yang TY, Chiu KY, Teng CLJ, Yu CTR. The JMJD6/HURP axis promotes cell migration via NF-κB-dependent centrosome repositioning and Cdc42-mediated Golgi repositioning. J Cell Physiol 2022; 237:4517-4530. [PMID: 36250981 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30900] [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: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Golgi apparatus (GA) and centrosome reposition toward cell leading end during directional cell migration in a coupling way, thereby determining cell polarity by transporting essential factors to the proximal plasma membrane. The study provides mechanistic insights into how GA repositioning (GR) is regulated, and how GR and centrosome repositioning (CR) are coupled. Our previous published works reveals that PRMT5 methylates HURP at R122 and the HURP m122 inhibits GR and cell migration by stabilizing GA-associated acetyl-tubulin and then rigidifying GA. The current study further shows that the demethylase JMJD6-guided demethylation of HURP at R122 promotes GR and cell migration. The HURP methylation mimicking mutant 122 F blocks JMJD6-induced GR and cell migration, suggesting JMJD6 relays GR stimulating signal to HURP. Mechanistic studies reveal that the HURP methylation deficiency mutant 122 K promotes GR through NF-κB-induced CR and subsequently CR-dependent Cdc42 upregulation, where Cdc42 couples CR to GR. Taken together, HURP methylation statuses provide a unique opportunity to understand how GR is regulated, and the GA intrinsic mechanism controlling Golgi rigidity and the GA extrinsic mechanism involving NF-κB-CR-Cdc42 cascade collectively dictate GR.
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Translational Cell Therapy Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan.,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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Marles H, Biddle A. Cancer stem cell plasticity and its implications in the development of new clinical approaches for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 204:115212. [PMID: 35985402 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents a major worldwide disease burden, with high rates of recurrence and metastatic spread following existing treatment methods. Populations of treatment resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) are well characterised in oral SCC. These populations of CSCs engage the cellular programme known as epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) to enhance metastatic spread and therapeutic resistance. EMT is characterised by specific morphological changes and the expression of certain cell surface markers that represent a transition from an epithelial phenotype to a mesenchymal phenotype. This process is regulated by several cellular pathways that interact both horizontally and hierarchically. The cellular changes in EMT occur along a spectrum, with sub-populations of cells displaying both epithelial and mesenchymal features. The unique features of these CSCs in terms of their EMT state, cell surface markers and metabolism may offer new druggable targets. In addition, these features could be used to identify more aggressive disease states and the opportunity to personalise therapy depending on the presence of certain CSC sub-populations.
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- Henry Marles
- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK.
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Bakhti M, Bastidas-Ponce A, Tritschler S, Czarnecki O, Tarquis-Medina M, Nedvedova E, Jaki J, Willmann SJ, Scheibner K, Cota P, Salinno C, Boldt K, Horn N, Ueffing M, Burtscher I, Theis FJ, Coskun Ü, Lickert H. Synaptotagmin-13 orchestrates pancreatic endocrine cell egression and islet morphogenesis. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4540. [PMID: 35927244 PMCID: PMC9352765 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31862-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
During pancreas development endocrine cells leave the ductal epithelium to form the islets of Langerhans, but the morphogenetic mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we identify the Ca2+-independent atypical Synaptotagmin-13 (Syt13) as a key regulator of endocrine cell egression and islet formation. We detect specific upregulation of the Syt13 gene and encoded protein in endocrine precursors and the respective lineage during islet formation. The Syt13 protein is localized to the apical membrane of endocrine precursors and to the front domain of egressing endocrine cells, marking a previously unidentified apical-basal to front-rear repolarization during endocrine precursor cell egression. Knockout of Syt13 impairs endocrine cell egression and skews the α-to-β-cell ratio. Mechanistically, Syt13 is a vesicle trafficking protein, transported via the microtubule cytoskeleton, and interacts with phosphatidylinositol phospholipids for polarized localization. By internalizing a subset of plasma membrane proteins at the front domain, including α6β4 integrins, Syt13 modulates cell-matrix adhesion and allows efficient endocrine cell egression. Altogether, these findings uncover an unexpected role for Syt13 as a morphogenetic driver of endocrinogenesis and islet formation.
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- Mostafa Bakhti
- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Freising, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Technische Universität München, School of Medicine, München, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Technische Universität München, School of Medicine, München, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich at the University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- SOTIO a.s, Jankovcova 1518/2, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Technische Universität München, School of Medicine, München, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Technische Universität München, School of Medicine, München, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Center for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Center for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Center for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Technical University of Munich, Department of Mathematics, Garching b, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
- Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden of the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich at the University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Center of Membrane Biochemistry and Lipid Research, Carl Gustav Carus School of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany.
- Technische Universität München, School of Medicine, München, Germany.
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Khuntia P, Rawal S, Marwaha R, Das T. Actin-driven Golgi apparatus dispersal during collective migration of epithelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2204808119. [PMID: 35749357 PMCID: PMC9245705 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204808119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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As a sedentary epithelium turns motile during wound healing, morphogenesis, and metastasis, the Golgi apparatus moves from an apical position, above the nucleus, to a basal position. This apical-to-basal repositioning of Golgi is critical for epithelial cell migration. Yet the molecular mechanism underlying it remains elusive, although microtubules are believed to play a role. Using live-cell and super-resolution imaging, we show that at the onset of collective migration of epithelial cells, Golgi stacks get dispersed to create an unpolarized transitional structure, and surprisingly, this dispersal process depends not on microtubules but on actin cytoskeleton. Golgi-actin interaction involves Arp2/3-driven actin projections emanating from the actin cortex, and a Golgi-localized actin elongation factor, MENA. While in sedentary epithelial cells, actin projections intermittently interact with the apically located Golgi, and the frequency of this event increases before the dispersion of Golgi stacks, at the onset of cell migration. Preventing Golgi-actin interaction with MENA-mutants eliminates Golgi dispersion and reduces the persistence of cell migration. Taken together, we show a process of actin-driven Golgi dispersion that is mechanistically different from the well-known Golgi apparatus fragmentation during mitosis and is essential for collective migration of epithelial cells.
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- Purnati Khuntia
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
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Boyd RJ, Olson TL, Zook JD, Stein D, Aceves M, Lin WH, Craciunescu FM, Hansen DT, Anastasiadis PZ, Singharoy A, Fromme P. Characterization and computational simulation of human Syx, a RhoGEF implicated in glioblastoma. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22378. [PMID: 35639414 PMCID: PMC9262375 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101808rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Structural discovery of guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) protein complexes is likely to become increasingly relevant with the development of new therapeutics targeting small GTPases and development of new classes of small molecules that inhibit protein‐protein interactions. Syx (also known as PLEKHG5 in humans) is a RhoA GEF implicated in the pathology of glioblastoma (GBM). Here we investigated protein expression and purification of ten different human Syx constructs and performed biophysical characterizations and computational studies that provide insights into why expression of this protein was previously intractable. We show that human Syx can be expressed and isolated and Syx is folded as observed by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and actively binds to RhoA as determined by co‐elution during size exclusion chromatography (SEC). This characterization may provide critical insights into the expression and purification of other recalcitrant members of the large class of oncogenic—Diffuse B‐cell lymphoma (Dbl) homology GEF proteins. In addition, we performed detailed homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulations on the surface of a physiologically realistic membrane. These simulations reveal novel insights into GEF activity and allosteric modulation by the plekstrin homology (PH) domain. These newly revealed interactions between the GEF PH domain and the membrane embedded region of RhoA support previously unexplained experimental findings regarding the allosteric effects of the PH domain from numerous activity studies of Dbl homology GEF proteins. This work establishes new hypotheses for structural interactivity and allosteric signal modulation in Dbl homology RhoGEFs.
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- Ryan J Boyd
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.,Center for Innovations in Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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Zhao R, Trainor PA. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition during mammalian neural crest cell delamination. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2022; 138:54-67. [PMID: 35277330 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.02.018] [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: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a well-defined cellular process that was discovered in chicken embryos and described as "epithelial to mesenchymal transformation" [1]. During EMT, epithelial cells lose their epithelial features and acquire mesenchymal character with migratory potential. EMT has subsequently been shown to be essential for both developmental and pathological processes including embryo morphogenesis, wound healing, tissue fibrosis and cancer [2]. During the past 5 years, interest and study of EMT especially in cancer biology have increased exponentially due to the implied role of EMT in multiple aspects of malignancy such as cell invasion, survival, stemness, metastasis, therapeutic resistance and tumor heterogeneity [3]. Since the process of EMT in embryogenesis and cancer progression shares similar phenotypic changes, core transcription factors and molecular mechanisms, it has been proposed that the initiation and development of carcinoma could be attributed to abnormal activation of EMT factors usually required for normal embryo development. Therefore, developmental EMT mechanisms, whose timing, location, and tissue origin are strictly regulated, could prove useful for uncovering new insights into the phenotypic changes and corresponding gene regulatory control of EMT under pathological conditions. In this review, we initially provide an overview of the phenotypic and molecular mechanisms involved in EMT and discuss the newly emerging concept of epithelial to mesenchymal plasticity (EMP). Then we focus on our current knowledge of a classic developmental EMT event, neural crest cell (NCC) delamination, highlighting key differences in our understanding of NCC EMT between mammalian and non-mammalian species. Lastly, we highlight available tools and future directions to advance our understanding of mammalian NCC EMT.
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- Ruonan Zhao
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Ciszewski WM, Wawro ME, Sacewicz-Hofman I, Sobierajska K. Cytoskeleton Reorganization in EndMT-The Role in Cancer and Fibrotic Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111607. [PMID: 34769036 PMCID: PMC8583721 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation promotes endothelial plasticity, leading to the development of several diseases, including fibrosis and cancer in numerous organs. The basis of those processes is a phenomenon called the endothelial–mesenchymal transition (EndMT), which results in the delamination of tightly connected endothelial cells that acquire a mesenchymal phenotype. EndMT-derived cells, known as the myofibroblasts or cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), are characterized by the loss of cell–cell junctions, loss of endothelial markers, and gain in mesenchymal ones. As a result, the endothelium ceases its primary ability to maintain patent and functional capillaries and induce new blood vessels. At the same time, it acquires the migration and invasion potential typical of mesenchymal cells. The observed modulation of cell shape, increasedcell movement, and invasion abilities are connected with cytoskeleton reorganization. This paper focuses on the review of current knowledge about the molecular pathways involved in the modulation of each cytoskeleton element (microfilaments, microtubule, and intermediate filaments) during EndMT and their role as the potential targets for cancer and fibrosis treatment.
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Chiu SC, Huang YRJ, Wei TYW, Chen JMM, Kuo YC, Huang YTJ, Liao YTA, Yu CTR. The PRMT5/HURP axis retards Golgi repositioning by stabilizing acetyl-tubulin and Golgi apparatus during cell migration. J Cell Physiol 2021; 237:1033-1043. [PMID: 34541678 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The Golgi apparatus (GA) translocates to the cell leading end during directional migration, thereby determining cell polarity and transporting essential factors to the migration apparatus. The study provides mechanistic insights into how GA repositioning (GR) is regulated. We show that the methyltransferase PRMT5 methylates the microtubule regulator HURP at R122. The HURP methylation mimicking mutant 122F impairs GR and cell migration. Mechanistic studies revealed that HURP 122F or endogenous methylated HURP, that is, HURP m122, interacts with acetyl-tubulin. Overexpression of HURP 122F stabilizes the bundling pattern of acetyl-tubulin by decreasing the sensitivity of the latter to a microtubule disrupting agent nocodazole. HURP 122F also rigidifies GA via desensitizing the organelle to several GA disrupting chemicals. Similarly, the acetyl-tubulin mimicking mutant 40Q or tubulin acetyltransferase αTAT1 can rigidify GA, impair GR, and retard cell migration. Reversal of HURP 122F-induced GA rigidification, by knocking down GA assembly factors such as GRASP65 or GM130, attenuates 122F-triggered GR and cell migration. Remarkably, PRMT5 is found downregulated and the level of HURP m122 is decreased during the early hours of wound healing-based cell migration, collectively implying that the PRMT5-HURP-acetyl-tubulin axis plays the role of brake, preventing GR and cell migration before cells reach empty space.
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- Shao-Chih Chiu
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Translational Cell Therapy Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technology, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan.,Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technology, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedicine and Biomedical Technology, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
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The non-catalytic region of tyrosine kinase (Nck) family of adaptors, consisting of Nck1 and Nck2, contributes to selectivity and specificity in the flow of cellular information by recruiting components of signaling networks. Known to play key roles in cytoskeletal remodeling, Nck adaptors modulate host cell-pathogen interactions, immune cell receptor activation, cell adhesion and motility, and intercellular junctions in kidney podocytes. Genetic inactivation of both members of the Nck family results in embryonic lethality; however, viability of mice lacking either one of these adaptors suggests partial functional redundancy. In this Cell Science at a Glance and the accompanying poster, we highlight the molecular organization and functions of the Nck family, focusing on key interactions and pathways, regulation of cellular processes, development, homeostasis and pathogenesis, as well as emerging and non-redundant functions of Nck1 compared to those of Nck2. This article thus aims to provide a timely perspective on the biology of Nck adaptors and their potential as therapeutic targets.
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- Briana C. Bywaters
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 7783, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 7783, USA
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Li X, Fetter R, Schwabe T, Jung C, Liu L, Steller H, Gaul U. The cAMP effector PKA mediates Moody GPCR signaling in Drosophila blood-brain barrier formation and maturation. eLife 2021; 10:68275. [PMID: 34382936 PMCID: PMC8390003 DOI: 10.7554/elife.68275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) of Drosophila comprises a thin epithelial layer of subperineural glia (SPG), which ensheath the nerve cord and insulate it against the potassium-rich hemolymph by forming intercellular septate junctions (SJs). Previously, we identified a novel Gi/Go protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), Moody, as a key factor in BBB formation at the embryonic stage. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Moody signaling in BBB formation and maturation remain unclear. Here, we identify cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) as a crucial antagonistic Moody effector that is required for the formation, as well as for the continued SPG growth and BBB maintenance in the larva and adult stage. We show that PKA is enriched at the basal side of the SPG cell and that this polarized activity of the Moody/PKA pathway finely tunes the enormous cell growth and BBB integrity. Moody/PKA signaling precisely regulates the actomyosin contractility, vesicle trafficking, and the proper SJ organization in a highly coordinated spatiotemporal manner. These effects are mediated in part by PKA's molecular targets MLCK and Rho1. Moreover, 3D reconstruction of SJ ultrastructure demonstrates that the continuity of individual SJ segments, and not their total length, is crucial for generating a proper paracellular seal. Based on these findings, we propose that polarized Moody/PKA signaling plays a central role in controlling the cell growth and maintaining BBB integrity during the continuous morphogenesis of the SPG secondary epithelium, which is critical to maintain tissue size and brain homeostasis during organogenesis.
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- Xiaoling Li
- Tianjin Cancer Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, Center of Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, Center of Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, Center of Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer Biology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Cancer; Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy; Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Gene Center, Center of Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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Wang X, Wang W, Wang X, Wang M, Zhu L, Garba F, Fu C, Zieger B, Liu X, Liu X, Yao X. The septin complex links the catenin complex to the actin cytoskeleton for establishing epithelial cell polarity. J Mol Cell Biol 2021; 13:395-408. [PMID: 34143183 PMCID: PMC8436676 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cell polarity is essential for spatially regulating of physiological processes in metazoans by which hormonal stimulation‒secretion coupling is precisely coupled for tissue homeostasis and organ communications. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying epithelial cell polarity establishment remain elusive. Here, we show that septin cytoskeleton interacts with catenin complex to organize a functional domain to separate apical from basal membranes in polarized epithelial cells. Using polarized epithelial cell monolayer as a model system with transepithelial electrical resistance as functional readout, our studies show that septins are essential for epithelial cell polarization. Our proteomic analyses discovered a novel septin‒catenin complex during epithelial cell polarization. The functional relevance of septin‒catenin complex was then examined in three-dimensional (3D) culture in which suppression of septins resulted in deformation of apical lumen in cysts, a hallmark seen in polarity-deficient 3D cultures and animals. Mechanistically, septin cytoskeleton stabilizes the association of adherens catenin complex with actin cytoskeleton, and depletion or disruption of septin cytoskeleton liberates adherens junction and polarity complexes into the cytoplasm. Together, these findings reveal a previously unrecognized role for septin cytoskeleton in the polarization of the apical‒basal axis and lumen formation in polarized epithelial cells.
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- Xueying Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Keck Center for Organoids Plasticity Control, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics & Chemical Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Hefei 230027, China.,Keck Center for Organoids Plasticity Control, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Keck Center for Organoids Plasticity Control, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics & Chemical Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Hefei 230027, China
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- Keck Center for Organoids Plasticity Control, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics & Chemical Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Hefei 230027, China
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Keck Center for Organoids Plasticity Control, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics & Chemical Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Hefei 230027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles & Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China.,Anhui Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics & Chemical Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Hefei 230027, China
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Sripathi SR, Hu MW, Liu MM, Wan J, Cheng J, Duan Y, Mertz JL, Wahlin KJ, Maruotti J, Berlinicke CA, Qian J, Zack DJ. Transcriptome Landscape of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of Human Stem Cell-Derived RPE. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:1. [PMID: 33792620 PMCID: PMC8024778 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose RPE injury often induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Although RPE-EMT has been implicated in a variety of retinal diseases, including proliferative vitroretinopathy, neovascular and atrophic AMD, and diabetic retinopathy, it is not well-understood at the molecular level. To contribute to our understanding of EMT in human RPE, we performed a time-course transcriptomic analysis of human stem cell-derived RPE (hRPE) monolayers induced to undergo EMT using 2 independent, yet complementary, model systems. Methods EMT of human stem cell-derived RPE monolayers was induced by either enzymatic dissociation or modulation of TGF-β signaling. Transcriptomic analysis of cells at different stages of EMT was performed by RNA-sequencing, and select findings were confirmed by reverse transcription quantitative PCR and immunostaining. An ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) was performed to identify signaling pathways and regulatory networks associated with EMT. Results Proteocollagenolytic enzymatic dissociation and cotreatment with TGF-β and TNF-α both induce EMT in human stem cell-derived RPE monolayers, leading to an increased expression of mesenchymal factors and a decreased expression of RPE differentiation-associated factors. Ingenuity pathway analysis identified the upstream regulators of the RPE-EMT regulatory networks and identified master switches and nodes during RPE-EMT. Of particular interest was the identification of widespread dysregulation of axon guidance molecules during RPE-EMT progression. Conclusions The temporal transcriptome profiles described here provide a comprehensive resource of the dynamic signaling events and the associated biological pathways that underlie RPE-EMT onset. The pathways defined by these studies may help to identify targets for the development of novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of retinal disease.
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- Srinivasa R. Sripathi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Shiley Eye Institute, University of California, San Diego, LA Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Stem Cell Ocular Regenerative Medicine Center, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Genetic Medicine, Center for Nanomedicine at the Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Pathophysiology of Lung Disease and Wound Repair in Cystic Fibrosis. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2021; 28:155-188. [PMID: 35366275 PMCID: PMC8830450 DOI: 10.3390/pathophysiology28010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive, life-threatening condition affecting many organs and tissues, the lung disease being the chief cause of morbidity and mortality. Mutations affecting the CF Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene determine the expression of a dysfunctional protein that, in turn, triggers a pathophysiological cascade, leading to airway epithelium injury and remodeling. In vitro and in vivo studies point to a dysregulated regeneration and wound repair in CF airways, to be traced back to epithelial CFTR lack/dysfunction. Subsequent altered ion/fluid fluxes and/or signaling result in reduced cell migration and proliferation. Furthermore, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition appears to be partially triggered in CF, contributing to wound closure alteration. Finally, we pose our attention to diverse approaches to tackle this defect, discussing the therapeutic role of protease inhibitors, CFTR modulators and mesenchymal stem cells. Although the pathophysiology of wound repair in CF has been disclosed in some mechanisms, further studies are warranted to understand the cellular and molecular events in more details and to better address therapeutic interventions.
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Leggett SE, Hruska AM, Guo M, Wong IY. The epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the cytoskeleton in bioengineered systems. Cell Commun Signal 2021; 19:32. [PMID: 33691719 PMCID: PMC7945251 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00713-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is intrinsically linked to alterations of the intracellular cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. After EMT, cells acquire an elongated morphology with front/back polarity, which can be attributed to actin-driven protrusion formation as well as the gain of vimentin expression. Consequently, cells can deform and remodel the surrounding matrix in order to facilitate local invasion. In this review, we highlight recent bioengineering approaches to elucidate EMT and functional changes in the cytoskeleton. First, we review transitions between multicellular clusters and dispersed individuals on planar surfaces, which often exhibit coordinated behaviors driven by leader cells and EMT. Second, we consider the functional role of vimentin, which can be probed at subcellular length scales and within confined spaces. Third, we discuss the role of topographical patterning and EMT via a contact guidance like mechanism. Finally, we address how multicellular clusters disorganize and disseminate in 3D matrix. These new technologies enable controlled physical microenvironments and higher-resolution spatiotemporal measurements of EMT at the single cell level. In closing, we consider future directions for the field and outstanding questions regarding EMT and the cytoskeleton for human cancer progression. Video Abstract.
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- Susan E Leggett
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, William St, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- School of Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, and Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University, 184 Hope St Box D, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- School of Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, and Joint Program in Cancer Biology, Brown University, 184 Hope St Box D, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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Li X, Pal DS, Biswas D, Iglesias PA, Devreotes PN. Reverse fountain flow of phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate polarizes migrating cells. EMBO J 2021; 40:e105094. [PMID: 33586225 PMCID: PMC7883298 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020105094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The ability of cells to polarize and move toward external stimuli plays a crucial role in development, as well as in normal and pathological physiology. Migrating cells maintain dynamic complementary distributions of Ras activity and of the phospholipid phosphatidylinositol‐3,4‐bisphosphate (PI(3,4)P2). Here, we show that lagging‐edge component PI(3,4)P2 also localizes to retracting leading‐edge protrusions and nascent macropinosomes, even in the absence of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5‐trisphosphate (PIP3). Once internalized, macropinosomes break up into smaller PI(3,4)P2‐enriched vesicles, which fuse with the plasma membrane at the rear of the cell. Subsequently, the phosphoinositide diffuses toward the front of the cell, where it is degraded. Computational modeling confirms that this cycle gives rise to stable back‐to‐front gradient. These results uncover a surprising “reverse‐fountain flow” of PI(3,4)P2 that regulates polarity.
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- Xiaoguang Li
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Nagai T, Ishikawa T, Minami Y, Nishita M. Tactics of cancer invasion: solitary and collective invasion. J Biochem 2020; 167:347-355. [PMID: 31926018 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Much attention has been paid on the mechanism of cancer invasion from the viewpoint of the behaviour of individual cancer cells. On the other hand, histopathological analyses of specimens from cancer patients and of cancer invasion model animals have revealed that cancer cells often exhibit collective invasion, characterized by sustained cell-to-cell adhesion and polarized invasion as cell clusters. Interestingly, it has recently become evident that during collective invasion of cancer cells, the cells localized at invasion front (leader cells) and the cells following them (follower cells) exhibit distinct cellular characteristics, and that there exist the cells expressing representative proteins related to both epithelial and mesenchymal properties simultaneously, designated as hybrid epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-induced cells, in cancer tissue. Furthermore, the findings that cells adopted in hybrid EMT state form clusters and show collective invasion in vitro emphasize an importance of hybrid EMT-induced cells in collective cancer invasion. In this article, we overview recent findings of the mechanism underlying collective invasion of cancer cells and discuss the possibility of controlling cancer invasion and metastasis by targeting this process.
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- Tomoaki Nagai
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan
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- Division of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
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Mandal M, Ghosh B, Rajput M, Chatterjee J. Impact of intercellular connectivity on epithelial mesenchymal transition plasticity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2020; 1867:118784. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Boolean model of anchorage dependence and contact inhibition points to coordinated inhibition but semi-independent induction of proliferation and migration. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:2145-2165. [PMID: 32913583 PMCID: PMC7451872 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Epithelial cells respond to their physical neighborhood with mechano-sensitive behaviors required for development and tissue maintenance. These include anchorage dependence, matrix stiffness-dependent proliferation, contact inhibition of proliferation and migration, and collective migration that balances cell crawling with the maintenance of cell junctions. While required for development and tissue repair, these coordinated responses to the microenvironment also contribute to cancer metastasis. Predictive models of the signaling networks that coordinate these behaviors are critical in controlling cell behavior to halt disease. Here we propose a Boolean regulatory network model that synthesizes mechanosensitive signaling that links anchorage to a matrix of varying stiffness and cell density sensing to contact inhibition, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis. Our model can reproduce anchorage dependence and anoikis, detachment-induced cytokinesis errors, the effect of matrix stiffness on proliferation, and contact inhibition of proliferation and migration by two mechanisms that converge on the YAP transcription factor. In addition, we offer testable predictions related to cell cycle-dependent anoikis sensitivity, the molecular requirements for abolishing contact inhibition, and substrate stiffness dependent expression of the catalytic subunit of PI3K. Moreover, our model predicts heterogeneity in migratory vs. non-migratory phenotypes in sub-confluent monolayers, and co-inhibition but semi-independent induction of proliferation vs. migration as a function of cell density and mitogenic stimulation. Our model serves as a stepping-stone towards modeling mechanosensitive routes to the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, capturing the effects of the mesenchymal state on anoikis resistance, and understanding the balance between migration versus proliferation at each stage of the epithelial to mesenchymal transition.
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Lohmann S, Giampietro C, Pramotton FM, Al‐Nuaimi D, Poli A, Maiuri P, Poulikakos D, Ferrari A. The Role of Tricellulin in Epithelial Jamming and Unjamming via Segmentation of Tricellular Junctions. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2001213. [PMID: 32775171 PMCID: PMC7404176 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202001213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Collective cellular behavior in confluent monolayers supports physiological and pathological processes of epithelial development, regeneration, and carcinogenesis. Here, the attainment of a mature and static tissue configuration or the local reactivation of cell motility involve a dynamic regulation of the junctions established between neighboring cells. Tricellular junctions (tTJs), established at vertexes where three cells meet, are ideally located to control cellular shape and coordinate multicellular movements. However, their function in epithelial tissue dynamic remains poorly defined. To investigate the role of tTJs establishment and maturation in the jamming and unjamming transitions of epithelial monolayers, a semi-automatic image-processing pipeline is developed and validated enabling the unbiased and spatially resolved determination of the tTJ maturity state based on the localization of fluorescent reporters. The software resolves the variation of tTJ maturity accompanying collective transitions during tissue maturation, wound healing, and upon the adaptation to osmolarity changes. Altogether, this work establishes junctional maturity at tricellular contacts as a novel biological descriptor of collective responses in epithelial monolayers.
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- Sophie Lohmann
- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging TechnologiesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
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- EMPASwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyExperimental Continuum MechanicsDübendorf8600Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging TechnologiesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
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- IFOM‐ The FIRC Institute of Molecular OncologySpatiotemporal organization of the nucleus UnitMilan20139Italy
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- IFOM‐ The FIRC Institute of Molecular OncologySpatiotemporal organization of the nucleus UnitMilan20139Italy
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging TechnologiesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging TechnologiesETH ZurichZurich8092Switzerland
- EMPASwiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyExperimental Continuum MechanicsDübendorf8600Switzerland
- Institute for Mechanical SystemsETH ZurichZürich8092Switzerland
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Chaubet L, Chaudhary AR, Heris HK, Ehrlicher AJ, Hendricks AG. Dynamic actin cross-linking governs the cytoplasm's transition to fluid-like behavior. Mol Biol Cell 2020; 31:1744-1752. [PMID: 32579489 PMCID: PMC7521843 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-09-0504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cells precisely control their mechanical properties to organize and differentiate into tissues. The architecture and connectivity of cytoskeletal filaments change in response to mechanical and biochemical cues, allowing the cell to rapidly tune its mechanics from highly cross-linked, elastic networks to weakly cross-linked viscous networks. While the role of actin cross-linking in controlling actin network mechanics is well-characterized in purified actin networks, its mechanical role in the cytoplasm of living cells remains unknown. Here, we probe the frequency-dependent intracellular viscoelastic properties of living cells using multifrequency excitation and in situ optical trap calibration. At long timescales in the intracellular environment, we observe that the cytoskeleton becomes fluid-like. The mechanics are well-captured by a model in which actin filaments are dynamically connected by a single dominant cross-linker. A disease-causing point mutation (K255E) of the actin cross-linker α-actinin 4 (ACTN4) causes its binding kinetics to be insensitive to tension. Under normal conditions, the viscoelastic properties of wild-type (WT) and K255E+/- cells are similar. However, when tension is reduced through myosin II inhibition, WT cells relax 3× faster to the fluid-like regime while K255E+/- cells are not affected. These results indicate that dynamic actin cross-linking enables the cytoplasm to flow at long timescales.
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- Loïc Chaubet
- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C3, Canada
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Stopa KB, Kusiak AA, Szopa MD, Ferdek PE, Jakubowska MA. Pancreatic Cancer and Its Microenvironment-Recent Advances and Current Controversies. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3218. [PMID: 32370075 PMCID: PMC7246785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) causes annually well over 400,000 deaths world-wide and remains one of the major unresolved health problems. This exocrine pancreatic cancer originates from the mutated epithelial cells: acinar and ductal cells. However, the epithelia-derived cancer component forms only a relatively small fraction of the tumor mass. The majority of the tumor consists of acellular fibrous stroma and diverse populations of the non-neoplastic cancer-associated cells. Importantly, the tumor microenvironment is maintained by dynamic cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. In this article, we aim to review the most common drivers of PDAC. Then we summarize the current knowledge on PDAC microenvironment, particularly in relation to pancreatic cancer therapy. The focus is placed on the acellular stroma as well as cell populations that inhabit the matrix. We also describe the altered metabolism of PDAC and characterize cellular signaling in this cancer.
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- Kinga B. Stopa
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.A.K.); (M.D.S.)
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.A.K.); (M.D.S.)
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- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; (A.A.K.); (M.D.S.)
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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Contact inhibition is a cell property that limits the migration and proliferation of cells in crowded environments. Here we investigate the growth dynamics of a cell colony composed of migrating and proliferating cells on a substrate using a minimal model that incorporates the mechanisms of contact inhibition of locomotion and proliferation. We find two distinct regimes. At early times, when contact inhibition is weak, the colony grows exponentially in time, fully characterised by the proliferation rate. At long times, the colony boundary moves at a constant speed, determined only by the migration speed of a single cell and independent of the proliferation rate. Further, the model demonstrates how cell-cell alignment speeds up colony growth. Our model illuminates how simple local mechanical interactions give rise to contact inhibition, and from this, how cell colony growth is self-organised and controlled on a local level.
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He S, Green Y, Saeidi N, Li X, Fredberg JJ, Ji B, Pismen LM. A theoretical model of collective cell polarization and alignment. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS 2020; 137:103860. [PMID: 33518805 PMCID: PMC7842695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Collective cell polarization and alignment play important roles in tissue morphogenesis, wound healing and cancer metastasis. How cells sense the direction and position in these processes, however, has not been fully understood. Here we construct a theoretical model based on describing cell layer as a nemato-elastic medium, by which the cell polarization, cell alignment and cell active contraction are explicitly expressed as functions of components of the nematic order parameter. To determine the order parameter we derive two sets of governing equations, one for the force equilibrium of the system, and the other for the minimization of the system's free energy including the energy of cell polarization and alignment. By solving these coupled governing equations, we can predict the effects of substrate stiffness, geometries of cell layers, external forces and myosin activity on the direction- and position-dependent cell aspect ratio and cell orientation. Moreover, the axisymmetric problem with cells on a ring-like pattern is solved analytically, and the analytical solution for cell aspect ratio are governed by parameter groups which include the stiffness of the cell and the substrate, the strength of myosin activity and the external forces. Our predictions of the cell aspect ratio and orientation are generally comparable to experimental observations. These results show that the pattern of cell polarization is determined by the anisotropic degree of active contractile stress, and suggest a stress-driven polarization mechanism that enables cells to sense their spatial positions to develop direction- and position-dependent behavior. This, in turn, sheds light on the ways to control pattern formation in tissue engineering for potential biomedical applications.
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- Shijie He
- Department of Applied Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva 8410501, Israel
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Applied Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Corresponding authors. (B. Ji), (L.M. Pismen)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
- Corresponding authors. (B. Ji), (L.M. Pismen)
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Taverner A, MacKay J, Laurent F, Hunter T, Liu K, Mangat K, Song L, Seto E, Postlethwaite S, Alam A, Chandalia A, Seung M, Saberi M, Feng W, Mrsny RJ. Cholix protein domain I functions as a carrier element for efficient apical to basal epithelial transcytosis. Tissue Barriers 2020; 8:1710429. [PMID: 31928299 PMCID: PMC7063863 DOI: 10.1080/21688370.2019.1710429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Cholix (Chx) is expressed by the intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae as a single chain of 634 amino acids (~70.7 kDa protein) that folds into three distinct domains, with elements of the second and third domains being involved in accessing the cytoplasm of nonpolarized cells and inciting cell death via ADP-ribosylation of elongation factor 2, respectively. In order to reach nonpolarized cells within the intestinal lamina propria, however, Chx must cross the polarized epithelial barrier in an intact form. Here, we provide in vitro and in vivo demonstrations that a nontoxic Chx transports across intestinal epithelium via a vesicular trafficking pathway that rapidly achieves vesicular apical to basal (A→B) transcytosis and avoids routing to lysosomes. Specifically, Chx traffics in apical endocytic Rab7+ vesicles and in basal exocytic Rab11+ vesicles with a transition between these domains occurring in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) through interactions with the lectin mannose-binding protein 1 (LMAN1) protein that undergoes an intracellular re-distribution that coincides with the re-organization of COPI+ and COPII+ vesicular structures. Truncation studies demonstrated that domain I of Chx alone was sufficient to efficiently complete A→B transcytosis and capable of ferrying genetically conjoined human growth hormone (hGH). These studies provide evidence for a pathophysiological strategy where native Chx exotoxin secreted in the intestinal lumen by nonpandemic V. cholerae can reach nonpolarized cells within the lamina propria in an intact form by using a nondestructive pathway to cross in the intestinal epithelial that appears useful for oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals.One-Sentence Summary: Elements within the first domain of the Cholix exotoxin protein are essential and sufficient for the apical to basal transcytosis of this Vibrio cholerae-derived virulence factor across polarized intestinal epithelial cells.
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- Alistair Taverner
- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, England
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, England
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, England
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, England.,Applied Molecular Transport, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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Kang DS, Kim IS, Baik JH, Kim D, Cocco L, Suh PG. The function of PLCγ1 in developing mouse mDA system. Adv Biol Regul 2019; 75:100654. [PMID: 31558431 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2019.100654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 09/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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During neural development, growing neuronal cells consistently sense and communicate with their surroundings through the use of signaling molecules. In this process, spatiotemporally well-coordinated intracellular signaling is a prerequisite for proper neuronal network formation. Thus, intense interest has focused on investigating the signaling mechanisms in neuronal structure formation that link the activation of receptors to the control of cell shape and motility. Recent studies suggest that Phospholipase C gamma1 (PLCγ1), a signal transducer, plays key roles in nervous system development by mediating specific ligand-receptor systems. In this overview of the most recent advances in the field, we discuss the mechanisms by which extracellular stimuli trigger PLCγ1 signaling and, the role PLCγ1 in nervous system development.
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- Du-Seock Kang
- College of Life Science & Bioengineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
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- UNIST Central Research Facility, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.
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- Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, South Korea.
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- College of Life Science & Bioengineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 689-798, South Korea; Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, 41062, South Korea.
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Pickett MA, Naturale VF, Feldman JL. A Polarizing Issue: Diversity in the Mechanisms Underlying Apico-Basolateral Polarization In Vivo. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2019; 35:285-308. [PMID: 31461314 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100818-125134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Polarization along an apico-basolateral axis is a hallmark of epithelial cells and is essential for their selective barrier and transporter functions, as well as for their ability to provide mechanical resiliency to organs. Loss of polarity along this axis perturbs development and is associated with a wide number of diseases. We describe three steps involved in polarization: symmetry breaking, polarity establishment, and polarity maintenance. While the proteins involved in these processes are highly conserved among epithelial tissues and species, the execution of these steps varies widely and is context dependent. We review both theoretical principles underlying these steps and recent work demonstrating how apico-basolateral polarity is established in vivo in different tissues, highlighting how developmental and physiological contexts play major roles in the execution of the epithelial polarity program.
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- Melissa A Pickett
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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Baptista D, Teixeira L, van Blitterswijk C, Giselbrecht S, Truckenmüller R. Overlooked? Underestimated? Effects of Substrate Curvature on Cell Behavior. Trends Biotechnol 2019; 37:838-854. [PMID: 30885388 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In biological systems, form and function are inherently correlated. Despite this strong interdependence, the biological effect of curvature has been largely overlooked or underestimated, and consequently it has rarely been considered in the design of new cell-material interfaces. This review summarizes current understanding of the interplay between the curvature of a cell substrate and the related morphological and functional cellular response. In this context, we also discuss what is currently known about how, in the process of such a response, cells recognize curvature and accordingly reshape their membrane. Beyond this, we highlight state-of-the-art microtechnologies for engineering curved biomaterials at cell-scale, and describe aspects that impair or improve readouts of the pure effect of curvature on cells.
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- Danielle Baptista
- Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Developmental BioEngineering, Technical Medical Centre, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Complex Tissue Regeneration, MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands; These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Wawro ME, Chojnacka K, Wieczorek-Szukała K, Sobierajska K, Niewiarowska J. Invasive Colon Cancer Cells Induce Transdifferentiation of Endothelium to Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts through Microtubules Enriched in Tubulin-β3. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 20:ijms20010053. [PMID: 30583584 PMCID: PMC6337286 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world, is usually diagnosed in invasive stages. The interactions between cancer cells and cells located in their niche remain the crucial mechanism inducing tumor metastasis. The most important among those cells are cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the heterogeneous group of myofibroblasts transdifferentiated from numerous cells of different origin, including endothelium. The endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is associated with modulation of cellular morphology, polarization and migration ability as a result of microtubule cytoskeleton reorganization. Here we reveal, for the first time, that invasive colon cancer cells regulate EndMT of endothelium via tubulin-β3 upregulation and its phosphorylation. Thus, we concluded that therapies based on inhibition of tubulin-β3 expression or phosphorylation, or blocking tubulin-β3's recruitment to the microtubules, together with anti-inflammatory chemotherapeutics, are promising means to treat advanced stages of colon cancer.
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- Marta Ewelina Wawro
- Department of Molecular Cell Mechanisms, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Mechanisms, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Mechanisms, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, 93-338 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Mechanisms, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Mechanisms, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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Vogel D, Dussutour A, Deneubourg JL. Symmetry breaking and inter-clonal behavioural variability in a slime mould. Biol Lett 2018; 14:20180504. [PMID: 30958252 PMCID: PMC6303507 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cells are dynamic systems capable of switching from isotropic growth to polarized growth even in the absence of any pre-existing external asymmetry. Here, we study this process of symmetry breaking in the acellular slime mould Physarum polycephalum. In these experiments, slime moulds could grow on two identical opposed sources of calcium. We highlighted a positive correlation between growth dynamic, level of symmetry breaking and calcium concentration. We identified three populations of slime moulds within our clonal lineage with similar symmetry breaking behaviours but different motility characteristics. These behavioural differences between slime moulds emerged in the absence of any environmental differences. Such behavioural plasticity could generate cellular diversity, which can be critical for survival.
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- David Vogel
- Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CRCA), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), Toulouse University, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine (AFW), University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CRCA), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), Toulouse University, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Chemical Physics and Theoretical Biology (CPTB), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Polarity of CD4+ T cells towards the antigen presenting cell is regulated by the Lck adapter TSAd. Sci Rep 2018; 8:13319. [PMID: 30190583 PMCID: PMC6127336 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31510-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Polarization of T cells towards the antigen presenting cell (APC) is critically important for appropriate activation and differentiation of the naïve T cell. Here we used imaging flow cytometry (IFC) and show that the activation induced Lck and Itk adapter T cell specific adapter protein (TSAd), encoded by SH2D2A, modulates polarization of T cells towards the APC. Upon exposure to APC presenting the cognate antigen Id, Sh2d2a−/− CD4+ T cells expressing Id-specific transgenic T cell receptor (TCR), displayed impaired polarization of F-actin and TCR to the immunological synapse (IS). Sh2d2a−/− T-cells that did polarize F-actin and TCR still displayed impaired polarization of PKCξ, PAR3 and the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC). In vitro differentiation of activated Sh2d2a−/− T cells was skewed towards an effector memory (Tem) rather than a central memory (Tcm) phenotype. A similar trend was observed for Id-specific TCR Sh2d2a−/− T cells stimulated with APC and cognate antigen. Taken together our data suggest that TSAd modulates differentiation of experienced T cells possibly through polarization of CD4+ T cells towards the APC.
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Al-Hattab DS, Safi HA, Nagalingam RS, Bagchi RA, Stecy MT, Czubryt MP. Scleraxis regulates Twist1 and Snai1 expression in the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H658-H668. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00092.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Numerous physiological and pathological events, from organ development to cancer and fibrosis, are characterized by an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), whereby adherent epithelial cells convert to migratory mesenchymal cells. During cardiac development, proepicardial organ epithelial cells undergo EMT to generate fibroblasts. Subsequent stress or damage induces further phenotype conversion of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, causing fibrosis via synthesis of an excessive extracellular matrix. We have previously shown that the transcription factor scleraxis is both sufficient and necessary for the conversion of cardiac fibroblasts to myofibroblasts and found that scleraxis knockout reduced cardiac fibroblast numbers by 50%, possibly via EMT attenuation. Scleraxis induced expression of the EMT transcriptional regulators Twist1 and Snai1 via an unknown mechanism. Here, we report that scleraxis binds to E-box consensus sequences within the Twist1 and Snai1 promoters to transactivate these genes directly. Scleraxis upregulates expression of both genes in A549 epithelial cells and in cardiac myofibroblasts. Transforming growth factor-β induces EMT, fibrosis, and scleraxis expression, and we found that transforming growth factor-β-mediated upregulation of Twist1 and Snai1 completely depends on the presence of scleraxis. Snai1 knockdown upregulated the epithelial marker E-cadherin; however, this effect was lost after scleraxis overexpression, suggesting that scleraxis may repress E-cadherin expression. Together, these results indicate that scleraxis can regulate EMT via direct transactivation of the Twist1 and Snai1 genes. Given the role of scleraxis in also driving the myofibroblast phenotype, scleraxis appears to be a critical controller of fibroblast genesis and fate in the myocardium and thus may play key roles in wound healing and fibrosis. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The molecular mechanism by which the transcription factor scleraxis mediates Twist1 and Snai1 gene expression was determined. These results reveal a novel means of transcriptional regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and demonstrate that transforming growth factor-β-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is dependent on scleraxis, providing a potential target for controlling this process.
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- Danah S. Al-Hattab
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Tivari S, Lu H, Dasgupta T, De Lorenzo MS, Wieder R. Reawakening of dormant estrogen-dependent human breast cancer cells by bone marrow stroma secretory senescence. Cell Commun Signal 2018; 16:48. [PMID: 30119678 PMCID: PMC6098600 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-018-0259-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Dormant estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer micrometastases in the bone marrow survive adjuvant chemotherapy and recur stochastically for more than 20 years. We hypothesized that inflammatory cytokines produced by stromal injury can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells. Methods We used an established in vitro dormancy model of Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7) breast cancer cells incubated at clonogenic density on fibronectin-coated plates to determine the effects of inflammatory cytokines on reactivation of dormant ER+ breast cancer cells. We measured induction of a mesenchymal phenotype, motility and the capacity to re-enter dormancy. We induced secretory senescence in murine stromal monolayers by oxidation, hypoxia and estrogen deprivation with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), carbonyl-cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazzone (CCCP) and Fulvestrant (ICI 182780), respectively, and determined the effects on growth of co-cultivated breast cancer cells. Results Exogenous recombinant human (rh) interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 or transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) induced regrowth of dormant MCF-7 cells on fibronectin-coated plates. Dormant cells had decreased expression of E-cadherin and estrogen receptor α (ERα) and increased expression of N-cadherin and SNAI2 (SLUG). Cytokine or TGFβ1 treatment of dormant clones induced formation of growing clones, a mesenchymal appearance, increased motility and an impaired capacity to re-enter dormancy. Stromal injury induced secretion of IL-6, IL-8, upregulated tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), activated TGFβ and stimulated the growth of co-cultivated MCF-7 cells. MCF-7 cells induced secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by stroma in co-culture. Conclusions Dormant ER+ breast cancer cells have activated epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) gene expression programs and downregulated ERα but maintain a dormant epithelial phenotype. Stromal inflammation reactivates these cells, induces growth and a mesenchymal phenotype. Reactivated, growing cells have an impaired ability to re-enter dormancy. In turn, breast cancer cells co-cultured with stroma induce secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by the stroma, creating a positive feedback loop.
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- Samir Tivari
- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 205 South Orange Avenue, Cancer Center H1216, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 205 South Orange Avenue, Cancer Center H1216, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 205 South Orange Avenue, Cancer Center H1216, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 205 South Orange Avenue, Cancer Center H1216, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
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Brinkmann F, Mercker M, Richter T, Marciniak-Czochra A. Post-Turing tissue pattern formation: Advent of mechanochemistry. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006259. [PMID: 29969460 PMCID: PMC6047832 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chemical and mechanical pattern formation is fundamental during embryogenesis and tissue development. Yet, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms are still elusive in many cases. Most current theories assume that tissue development is driven by chemical processes: either as a sequence of chemical patterns each depending on the previous one, or by patterns spontaneously arising from specific chemical interactions (such as “Turing-patterns”). Within both theories, mechanical patterns are usually regarded as passive by-products of chemical pre-patters. However, several experiments question these theories, and an increasing number of studies shows that tissue mechanics can actively influence chemical patterns during development. In this study, we thus focus on the interplay between chemical and mechanical processes during tissue development. On one hand, based on recent experimental data, we develop new mechanochemical simulation models of evolving tissues, in which the full 3D representation of the tissue appears to be critical for obtaining a realistic mechanochemical behaviour. The presented modelling approach is flexible and numerically studied using state of the art finite element methods. Thus, it may serve as a basis to combine simulations with new experimental methods in tissue development. On the other hand, we apply the developed approach and demonstrate that even simple interactions between tissue mechanics and chemistry spontaneously lead to robust and complex mechanochemical patterns. Especially, we demonstrate that the main contradictions arising in the framework of purely chemical theories are naturally and automatically resolved using the mechanochemical patterning theory. During embryogenesis, biological tissues gradually increase their complexity by self-organised creation of diverse chemical and mechanical patterns. Detailed mechanisms driving and controlling these patterns are not well understood. Previous theories mostly assume that these patterns are driven by chemical processes. Based on these theories, mechanical patterns are usually considered being mainly determined by chemical pre-patterns. However, experimental evidence for these theories is sparse, and several inconsistencies have been discovered. Furthermore, an increasing amount of data shows that tissue mechanics plays an important role in pattern formation. In this study, we present 3D computer simulations of evolving tissues to investigate the capacity of mechanochemical interactions for pattern formation. We show that even simple interactions between tissue mechanics and tissue chemistry spontaneously lead to robust chemical and mechanical pattern formation. We additionally demonstrate that main contradictions arising in the framework of purely chemical theories are naturally and automatically resolved using the mechanochemical patterning theory. The presented modelling approach can be used to combine simulations with recent experimental developments, to help unravel one of the big mysteries in biology: The mechanisms of self-organised pattern formation during embryogenesis.
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- Felix Brinkmann
- Institute of Applied Mathematics, BioQuant and Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Mathematics, BioQuant and Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Magdeburg University, Institute for Analysis and Numerics, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Mathematics, BioQuant and Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Neumann NM, Perrone MC, Veldhuis JH, Huebner RJ, Zhan H, Devreotes PN, Brodland GW, Ewald AJ. Coordination of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling and Interfacial Tension Dynamics Drives Radial Intercalation and Tube Elongation. Dev Cell 2018; 45:67-82.e6. [PMID: 29634937 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We sought to understand how cells collectively elongate epithelial tubes. We first used 3D culture and biosensor imaging to demonstrate that epithelial cells enrich Ras activity, phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP3), and F-actin to their leading edges during migration within tissues. PIP3 enrichment coincided with, and could enrich despite inhibition of, F-actin dynamics, revealing a conserved migratory logic compared with single cells. We discovered that migratory cells can intercalate into the basal tissue surface and contribute to tube elongation. We then connected molecular activities to subcellular mechanics using force inference analysis. Migration and transient intercalation required specific and similar anterior-posterior ratios of interfacial tension. Permanent intercalations were distinguished by their capture at the boundary through time-varying tension dynamics. Finally, we integrated our experimental and computational data to generate a finite element model of tube elongation. Our model revealed that intercalation, interfacial tension dynamics, and high basal stress are together sufficient for mammary morphogenesis.
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- Neil M Neumann
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 855 North Wolfe Street, Rangos 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 855 North Wolfe Street, Rangos 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 855 North Wolfe Street, Rangos 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 855 North Wolfe Street, Rangos 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 855 North Wolfe Street, Rangos 452, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Ratnayake WS, Apostolatos CA, Apostolatos AH, Schutte RJ, Huynh MA, Ostrov DA, Acevedo-Duncan M. Oncogenic PKC-ι activates Vimentin during epithelial-mesenchymal transition in melanoma; a study based on PKC-ι and PKC-ζ specific inhibitors. Cell Adh Migr 2018; 12:447-463. [PMID: 29781749 PMCID: PMC6363030 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2018.1471323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Melanoma is one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States and is accompanied with a poor prognosis owing to tumors being resistant to most therapies. Atypical protein kinase Cs (aPKC) are involved in malignancy in many cancers. We previously reported that aPKCs play a key role in melanoma's cell motility by regulating cell signaling pathways which induce epithelial-mesenchymal Transition (EMT). We tested three novel inhibitors; [4-(5-amino-4-carbamoylimidazol-1-yl)-2,3-dihydroxycyclopentyl] methyl dihydrogen phosphate (ICA-1T) along with its nucleoside analog 5-amino-1-((1R,2S,3S,4R)-2,3-dihydroxy-4-methylcyclopentyl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide (ICA-1S) which are specific to protein kinase C-iota (PKC-ι) and 8-hydroxy-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid (ζ-Stat) which is specific to PKC-zeta (PKC-ζ) on cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of two malignant melanoma cell lines compared to normal melanocytes. Molecular modeling was used to identify potential binding sites for the inhibitors and to predict selectivity. Kinase assay showed >50% inhibition for specified targets beyond 5 μM for all inhibitors. Both ICA-1 and ζ-Stat significantly reduced cell proliferation and induced apoptosis, while ICA-1 also significantly reduced migration and melanoma cell invasion. PKC-ι stimulated EMT via TGFβ/Par6/RhoA pathway and activated Vimentin by phosphorylation at S39. Both ICA-1 and ζ-Stat downregulate TNF-α induced NF-κB translocation to the nucleus there by inducing apoptosis. Results suggest that PKC-ι is involved in melanoma malignancy than PKC-ζ. Inhibitors proved to be effective under in-vitro conditions and need to be tested in-vivo for the validity as effective therapeutics. Overall, results show that aPKCs are essential for melanoma progression and metastasis and that they could be used as effective therapeutic targets for malignant melanoma.
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- b Department of Pathology , Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine , Gainesville , FL , USA
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- b Department of Pathology , Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine , Gainesville , FL , USA
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- b Department of Pathology , Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine , Gainesville , FL , USA
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Benhamouche-Trouillet S, O'Loughlin E, Liu CH, Polacheck W, Fitamant J, McKee M, El-Bardeesy N, Chen CS, McClatchey AI. Proliferation-independent role of NF2 (merlin) in limiting biliary morphogenesis. Development 2018; 145:dev162123. [PMID: 29712669 PMCID: PMC10682933 DOI: 10.1242/dev.162123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The architecture of individual cells and cell collectives enables functional specification, a prominent example being the formation of epithelial tubes that transport fluid or gas in many organs. The intrahepatic bile ducts (IHBDs) form a tubular network within the liver parenchyma that transports bile to the intestine. Aberrant biliary 'neoductulogenesis' is also a feature of several liver pathologies including tumorigenesis. However, the mechanism of biliary tube morphogenesis in development or disease is not known. Elimination of the neurofibromatosis type 2 protein (NF2; also known as merlin or neurofibromin 2) causes hepatomegaly due to massive biliary neoductulogenesis in the mouse liver. We show that this phenotype reflects unlimited biliary morphogenesis rather than proliferative expansion. Our studies suggest that NF2 normally limits biliary morphogenesis by coordinating lumen expansion and cell architecture. This work provides fundamental insight into how biliary fate and tubulogenesis are coordinated during development and will guide analyses of disease-associated and experimentally induced biliary pathologies.
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- Samira Benhamouche-Trouillet
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Molecular Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Molecular Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Molecular Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Wyss Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Program in Membrane Biology, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02114, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Wyss Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Molecular Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Malinova TS, Huveneers S. Sensing of Cytoskeletal Forces by Asymmetric Adherens Junctions. Trends Cell Biol 2018; 28:328-341. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Torroba B, Herrera A, Menendez A, Pons S. PI3K regulates intraepithelial cell positioning through Rho GTP-ases in the developing neural tube. Dev Biol 2018; 436:42-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Green BJ, Panagiotakopoulou M, Pramotton FM, Stefopoulos G, Kelley SO, Poulikakos D, Ferrari A. Pore Shape Defines Paths of Metastatic Cell Migration. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:2140-2147. [PMID: 29480726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Invasion of dense tissues by cancer cells involves the interplay between the penetration resistance offered by interstitial pores and the deformability of cells. Metastatic cancer cells find optimal paths of minimal resistance through an adaptive path-finding process, which leads to successful dissemination. The physical limit of nuclear deformation is related to the minimal cross section of pores that can be successfully penetrated. However, this single biophysical parameter does not fully describe the architectural complexity of tissues featuring pores of variable area and shape. Here, employing laser nanolithography, we fabricate pore microenvironment models with well-controlled pore shapes, through which human breast cells (MCF10A) and their metastatic offspring (MCF10CA1a.cl1) could pervade. In these experimental settings, we demonstrate that the actual pore shape, and not only the cross section, is a major and independent determinant of cancer penetration efficiency. In complex architectures containing pores demanding large deformations from invading cells, tall and narrow rectangular openings facilitate cancer migration. In addition, we highlight the characteristic traits of the explorative behavior enabling metastatic cells to identify and select such pore shapes in a complex multishape pore environment, pinpointing paths of least resistance to invasion.
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- Brenda J Green
- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Toronto , 144 College Street , Toronto M5S 3M2 , Canada
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Toronto , 144 College Street , Toronto M5S 3M2 , Canada
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering , ETH Zurich , Sonneggstrasse 3 , CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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