scholarly journals Distinct signaling mechanisms regulate migration in unconfined versus confined spaces

2013 ◽  
Vol 202 (5) ◽  
pp. 807-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Chien Hung ◽  
Shih-Hsun Chen ◽  
Colin D. Paul ◽  
Kimberly M. Stroka ◽  
Ying-Chun Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Embryonic Development ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
Leukocyte Trafficking ◽  
Confined Spaces ◽  
Signaling Mechanisms ◽  
Melanoma Invasion ◽  
Rac1 Activity ◽  
Signaling Strategies

Using a microchannel assay, we demonstrate that cells adopt distinct signaling strategies to modulate cell migration in different physical microenvironments. We studied α4β1 integrin–mediated signaling, which regulates cell migration pertinent to embryonic development, leukocyte trafficking, and melanoma invasion. We show that α4β1 integrin promotes cell migration through both unconfined and confined spaces. However, unlike unconfined (2D) migration, which depends on enhanced Rac1 activity achieved by preventing α4/paxillin binding, confined migration requires myosin II–driven contractility, which is increased when Rac1 is inhibited by α4/paxillin binding. This Rac1–myosin II cross talk mechanism also controls migration of fibroblast-like cells lacking α4β1 integrin, in which Rac1 and myosin II modulate unconfined and confined migration, respectively. We further demonstrate the distinct roles of myosin II isoforms, MIIA and MIIB, which are primarily required for confined and unconfined migration, respectively. This work provides a paradigm for the plasticity of cells migrating through different physical microenvironments.

scholarly journals Integrin-mediated Adhesion Regulates Cell Polarity and Membrane Protrusion through the Rho Family of GTPases

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth A. Cox ◽  
Sarita K. Sastry ◽  
Anna Huttenlocher
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Cell Polarity ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Cell Polarization ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Membrane Protrusion ◽  
Rhoa Activity ◽  
Rac1 Activity ◽  
Rho Family ◽  
Α5β1 Integrin

Integrin-mediated adhesion is a critical regulator of cell migration. Here we demonstrate that integrin-mediated adhesion to high fibronectin concentrations induces a stop signal for cell migration by inhibiting cell polarization and protrusion. On fibronectin, the stop signal is generated through α5β1 integrin-mediated signaling to the Rho family of GTPases. Specifically, Cdc42 and Rac1 activation exhibits a biphasic dependence on fibronectin concentration that parallels optimum cell polarization and protrusion. In contrast, RhoA activity increases with increasing substratum concentration. We find that cross talk between Cdc42 and Rac1 is required for substratum-stimulated protrusion, whereas RhoA activity is inhibitory. We also show that Cdc42 activity is inhibited by Rac1 activation, suggesting that Rac1 activity may down-regulate Cdc42 activity and promote the formation of stabilized rather than transient protrusion. Furthermore, expression of RhoA down-regulates Cdc42 and Rac1 activity, providing a mechanism whereby RhoA may inhibit cell polarization and protrusion. These findings implicate adhesion-dependent signaling as a mechanism to stop cell migration by regulating cell polarity and protrusion via the Rho family of GTPases.

scholarly journals Role of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) in the increased sensitivity of endothelial cells to a promigratory effect of erythropoietin in an inflammatory environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 401 (10) ◽  
pp. 1167-1180
Author(s):  
María Eugenia Chamorro ◽  
Romina Maltaneri ◽  
Agustina Schiappacasse ◽  
Alcira Nesse ◽  
Daniela Vittori
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Endothelial Cell Migration ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B ◽  
Vascular Events ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Sensitizing Effect

AbstractThe proliferation and migration of endothelial cells are vascular events of inflammation, a process which can also potentiate the effects of promigratory factors. With the aim of investigating possible modifications in the activity of erythropoietin (Epo) in an inflammatory environment, we found that Epo at a non-promigratory concentration was capable of stimulating EA.hy926 endothelial cell migration when TNF-α was present. VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 expression, as well as adhesion of monocytic THP-1 cells to endothelial layers were also increased. Structurally modified Epo (carbamylation or N-homocysteinylation) did not exhibit these effects. The sensitizing effect of TNF-α on Epo activity was mediated by the Epo receptor. Inhibition assays targeting the PI3K/mTOR/NF-κB pathway, shared by Epo and TNF-α, show a cross-talk between both cytokines. As observed in assays using antioxidants, cell migration elicited by TNF-α + Epo depended on TNF-α-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS-mediated inactivation of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), involved in Epo signaling termination, could explain the synergistic effect of these cytokines. Our results suggest that ROS generated by inflammation inactivate PTP1B, causing the Epo signal to last longer. This mechanism, along with the cross-talk between both cytokines, could explain the sensitizing action of TNF-α on the migratory effect of Epo.

scholarly journals Rudhira/BCAS3 couples microtubules and intermediate filaments to promote cell migration for angiogenic remodeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1437-1450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divyesh Joshi ◽  
Maneesha S. Inamdar
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Intermediate Filaments ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Control Cell ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Mouse Development ◽  
Cytoskeleton Organization ◽  
Sprouting Angiogenesis ◽  
Promote Cell Migration ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient

Blood vessel formation requires endothelial cell (EC) migration that depends on dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton. Rudhira/Breast Carcinoma Amplified Sequence 3 (BCAS3) is a cytoskeletal protein essential for EC migration and sprouting angiogenesis during mouse development and is implicated in metastatic disease. Here, we report that Rudhira mediates cytoskeleton organization and dynamics during EC migration. Rudhira binds to both microtubules (MTs) and vimentin intermediate filaments (IFs) and stabilizes MTs. Rudhira depletion impairs cytoskeletal cross-talk, MT stability, and hence focal adhesion disassembly. The BCAS3 domain of Rudhira is necessary and sufficient for MT-IF cross-linking and cell migration. Pharmacologically restoring MT stability rescues gross cytoskeleton organization and angiogenic sprouting in Rudhira-depleted cells. Our study identifies the novel and essential role of Rudhira in cytoskeletal cross-talk and assigns function to the conserved BCAS3 domain. Targeting Rudhira could allow tissue-restricted cytoskeleton modulation to control cell migration and angiogenesis in development and disease.

scholarly journals Contribution of Filopodia to Cell Migration: A Mechanical Link between Protrusion and Contraction

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Xue ◽  
Deanna M. Janzen ◽  
David A. Knecht
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Distal Portion ◽  
Actin Binding ◽  
Actin Networks ◽  
Motile Cells ◽  
A Cell

Numerous F-actin containing structures are involved in regulating protrusion of membrane at the leading edge of motile cells. We have investigated the structure and dynamics of filopodia as they relate to events at the leading edge and the function of the trailing actin networks. We have found that although filopodia contain parallel bundles of actin, they contain a surprisingly nonuniform spatial and temporal distribution of actin binding proteins. Along the length of the actin filaments in a single filopodium, the most distal portion contains primarily T-plastin, while the proximal portion is primarily bound byα-actinin and coronin. Some filopodia are stationary, but lateral filopodia move with respect to the leading edge. They appear to form a mechanical link between the actin polymerization network at the front of the cell and the myosin motor activity in the cell body. The direction of lateral filopodial movement is associated with the direction of cell migration. When lateral filopodia initiate from and move toward only one side of a cell, the cell will turn opposite to the direction of filopodial flow. Therefore, this filopodia-myosin II system allows actin polymerization driven protrusion forces and myosin II mediated contractile force to be mechanically coordinated.

scholarly journals Cell Migration: Cooperation between Myosin II Isoforms in Durotaxis

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. R28-R29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Vicente-Manzanares
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Myosin Ii

scholarly journals Cell migration and antigen capture are antagonistic processes coupled by myosin II in dendritic cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélanie Chabaud ◽  
Mélina L. Heuzé ◽  
Marine Bretou ◽  
Pablo Vargas ◽  
Paolo Maiuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Mhc Class Ii ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Antigen Capture ◽  
Cell Front ◽  
Myosin Iia

Abstract The immune response relies on the migration of leukocytes and on their ability to stop in precise anatomical locations to fulfil their task. How leukocyte migration and function are coordinated is unknown. Here we show that in immature dendritic cells, which patrol their environment by engulfing extracellular material, cell migration and antigen capture are antagonistic. This antagonism results from transient enrichment of myosin IIA at the cell front, which disrupts the back-to-front gradient of the motor protein, slowing down locomotion but promoting antigen capture. We further highlight that myosin IIA enrichment at the cell front requires the MHC class II-associated invariant chain (Ii). Thus, by controlling myosin IIA localization, Ii imposes on dendritic cells an intermittent antigen capture behaviour that might facilitate environment patrolling. We propose that the requirement for myosin II in both cell migration and specific cell functions may provide a general mechanism for their coordination in time and space.

scholarly journals Stat3 promotes directional cell migration by regulating Rac1 activity via its activator  PIX

2009 ◽  
Vol 122 (22) ◽  
pp. 4150-4159 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. Teng ◽  
B. Lin ◽  
E. Manser ◽  
D. C. H. Ng ◽  
X. Cao
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Rac1 Activity ◽  
Directional Cell Migration
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