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Aifuwa I, Kim BC, Kamat P, Starich B, Agrawal A, Tanrioven D, Luperchio TR, Valencia AMJ, Perestrelo T, Reddy K, Ha T, Philip JM. Senescent stroma induces nuclear deformations in cancer cells via the inhibition of RhoA/ROCK/myosin II-based cytoskeletal tension. PNAS Nexus 2023; 2:pgac270. [PMID: 36712940 PMCID: PMC9830950 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The presence of senescent cells within tissues has been functionally linked to malignant transformations. Here, using tension-gauge tethers technology, particle-tracking microrheology, and quantitative microscopy, we demonstrate that senescent-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) derived from senescent fibroblasts impose nuclear lobulations and volume shrinkage on malignant cells, which stems from the loss of RhoA/ROCK/myosin II-based cortical tension. This loss in cytoskeletal tension induces decreased cellular contractility, adhesion, and increased mechanical compliance. These SASP-induced morphological changes are, in part, mediated by Lamin A/C. These findings suggest that SASP induces defective outside-in mechanotransduction from actomyosin fibers in the cytoplasm to the nuclear lamina, thereby triggering a cascade of biophysical and biomolecular changes in cells that associate with malignant transformations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ivie Aifuwa
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Division of Nano-Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Jayatilaka H, Giri A, Karl M, Aifuwa I, Trenton NJ, Phillip JM, Khatau S, Wirtz D. EB1 and cytoplasmic dynein mediate protrusion dynamics for efficient 3-dimensional cell migration. FASEB J 2018; 32:1207-1221. [PMID: 29097501 PMCID: PMC5893312 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700444rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Microtubules have long been implicated to play an integral role in metastatic disease, for which a critical step is the local invasion of tumor cells into the 3-dimensional (3D) collagen-rich stromal matrix. Here we show that cell migration of human cancer cells uses the dynamic formation of highly branched protrusions that are composed of a microtubule core surrounded by cortical actin, a cytoskeletal organization that is absent in cells on 2-dimensional (2D) substrates. Microtubule plus-end tracking protein End-binding 1 and motor protein dynein subunits light intermediate chain 2 and heavy chain 1, which do not regulate 2D migration, critically modulate 3D migration by affecting RhoA and thus regulate protrusion branching through differential assembly dynamics of microtubules. An important consequence of this observation is that the commonly used cancer drug paclitaxel is 100-fold more effective at blocking migration in a 3D matrix than on a 2D matrix. This work reveals the central role that microtubule dynamics plays in powering cell migration in a more pathologically relevant setting and suggests further testing of therapeutics targeting microtubules to mitigate migration.—Jayatilaka, H., Giri, A., Karl, M., Aifuwa, I., Trenton, N. J., Phillip, J. M., Khatau, S., Wirtz, D. EB1 and cytoplasmic dynein mediate protrusion dynamics for efficient 3-dimensional cell migration.
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- Hasini Jayatilaka
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Phillip JM, Wu PH, Gilkes DM, Williams W, McGovern S, Daya J, Chen J, Aifuwa I, Lee JSH, Fan R, Walston J, Wirtz D. Biophysical and biomolecular determination of cellular age in humans. Nat Biomed Eng 2017; 1. [PMID: 31372309 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-017-0093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ageing research has focused either on assessing organ- and tissue-based changes, such as lung capacity and cardiac function, or on changes at the molecular scale such as gene expression, epigenetic modifications and metabolism. Here, by using a cohort of 32 samples of primary dermal fibroblasts collected from individuals between 2 and 96 years of age, we show that the degradation of functional cellular biophysical features-including cell mechanics, traction strength, morphology and migratory potential-and associated descriptors of cellular heterogeneity predict cellular age with higher accuracy than conventional biomolecular markers. We also demonstrate the use of high-throughput single-cell technologies, together with a deterministic model based on cellular features, to compute the cellular age of apparently healthy males and females, and to explore these relationships in cells from individuals with Werner syndrome and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, two rare genetic conditions that result in phenotypes that show aspects of premature ageing. Our findings suggest that the quantification of cellular age may be used to stratify individuals on the basis of cellular phenotypes and serve as a biological proxy of healthspan.
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- Jude M Phillip
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, Office of the Director, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.,Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.,Department of Pathology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Aging is a complex, multifaceted process that induces a myriad of physiological changes over an extended period of time. Aging is accompanied by major biochemical and biomechanical changes at macroscopic and microscopic length scales that affect not only tissues and organs but also cells and subcellular organelles. These changes include transcriptional and epigenetic modifications; changes in energy production within mitochondria; and alterations in the overall mechanics of cells, their nuclei, and their surrounding extracellular matrix. In addition, aging influences the ability of cells to sense changes in extracellular-matrix compliance (mechanosensation) and to transduce these changes into biochemical signals (mechanotransduction). Moreover, following a complex positive-feedback loop, aging is accompanied by changes in the composition and structure of the extracellular matrix, resulting in changes in the mechanics of connective tissues in older individuals. Consequently, these progressive dysfunctions facilitate many human pathologies and deficits that are associated with aging, including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and neurodegenerative disorders and diseases. Here, we critically review recent work highlighting some of the primary biophysical changes occurring in cells and tissues that accompany the aging process.
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- Jude M Phillip
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218.,Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences-Oncology Center, Institute for Nanobiotechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218.,Departments of Oncology and Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231
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Aifuwa I, Giri A, Longe N, Lee SH, An SS, Wirtz D. Senescent stromal cells induce cancer cell migration via inhibition of RhoA/ROCK/myosin-based cell contractility. Oncotarget 2016; 6:30516-31. [PMID: 26483365 PMCID: PMC4741548 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cells induced into senescence exhibit a marked increase in the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines termed senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Here we report that SASP from senescent stromal fibroblasts promote spontaneous morphological changes accompanied by an aggressive migratory behavior in originally non-motile human breast cancer cells. This phenotypic switch is coordinated, in space and time, by a dramatic reorganization of the actin and microtubule filament networks, a discrete polarization of EB1 comets, and an unconventional front-to-back inversion of nucleus-MTOC polarity. SASP-induced morphological/migratory changes are critically dependent on microtubule integrity and dynamics, and are coordinated by the inhibition of RhoA and cell contractility. RhoA/ROCK inhibition reduces focal adhesions and traction forces, while promoting a novel gliding mode of migration.
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- Ivie Aifuwa
- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences - Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Departments of Pathology and Oncology, Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Stukalin EB, Aifuwa I, Kim JS, Wirtz D, Sun SX. Age-dependent stochastic models for understanding population fluctuations in continuously cultured cells. J R Soc Interface 2013; 10:20130325. [PMID: 23760298 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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For symmetrically dividing cells, large variations in the cell cycle time are typical, even among clonal cells. The consequence of this variation is important in stem cell differentiation, tissue and organ size control, and cancer development, where cell division rates ultimately determine the cell population. We explore the connection between cell cycle time variation and population-level fluctuations using simple stochastic models. We find that standard population models with constant division and death rates fail to predict the level of population fluctuation. Instead, variations in the cell division time contribute to population fluctuations. An age-dependent birth and death model allows us to compute the mean squared fluctuation or the population dispersion as a function of time. This dispersion grows exponentially with time, but scales with the population. We also find a relationship between the dispersion and the cell cycle time distribution for synchronized cell populations. The model can easily be generalized to study populations involving cell differentiation and competitive growth situations.
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- Evgeny B Stukalin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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