scholarly journals In vivotopology converts competition for cell-matrix adhesion into directional migration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Bajanca ◽  
Nadège Gouignard ◽  
Charlotte Colle ◽  
Maddy Parsons ◽  
Roberto Mayor ◽  
...  

AbstractWhen migratingin vivo, cells are exposed to numerous, and somewhat conflicting, signals: chemokines, repellents, extracellular matrix, growth factors. The roles of several of these molecules have been studied individuallyin vitroorin vivobut we have yet to understand how cells integrate them. To start addressing this question, we used the cephalic neural crest as a model system and looked at the roles of its best examples of positive and negative signals: stromal-cell derived factor 1 (Sdf1/Cxcl12) and class3-Semaphorins. Our results indicate that Sdf1 and Sema3A antagonistically control cell-matrix adhesion via opposite effects on Rac1 activity at the single cell level. Directional migration at the population level emerges as a result of global Semaphorin-dependent confinement and broad activation of adhesion by Sdf1 in the context of a biased Fibronectin distribution. These results indicate that unevenin vivotopology renders the need for precise distribution of secreted signals mostly dispensable.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Bajanca ◽  
Nadège Gouignard ◽  
Charlotte Colle ◽  
Maddy Parsons ◽  
Roberto Mayor ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qianchen Guo ◽  
Xuya Lu ◽  
Yuan Xue ◽  
Hong Zheng ◽  
Xiaotao Zhao ◽  
...  

In vivoadhesions between cells and the extracellular matrix play a crucial role in cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration as well as tissue remodeling. Natural three-dimensional (3D) matrices, such as self-assembling matrices and Matrigel, have limitations in terms of their biomechanical properties. Here, we present a simple method to produce an acellular human amniotic matrix (AHAM) with preserved biomechanical properties and a favorable adhesion potential. On the stromal side of the AHAM, human foreskin fibroblasts (HFFs) attached and extended with bipolar spindle-shaped morphology proliferated to multilayer networks, invaded into the AHAM, and migrated in a straight line. Moreover,αV integrin, paxillin, and fibronectin were observed to colocalize after 24 h of HFF culture on the stromal side of the AHAM. Our results indicate that the AHAM may be an ideal candidate as a cell-matrix adhesion substrate to study cell adhesion and invasion as well as other functionsin vitrounder a tensile force that mimics thein vivoenvironment.


1993 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 981-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Boukamp ◽  
N E Fusenig

Cells of the human keratinocyte line HaCaT were shifted to a mesenchymal/myogenic phenotype (DTHMZ cells) by MyoD1 transfection, 5-aza-2' deoxycytidine treatment, and selection for reduced adhesion on plastic. Since this correlated with loss of stratification (inability to form a multilayered tissue), we determined the status of cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion molecules involved in epidermal morphogenesis. Expression of desmosomal proteins (plakoglobin, desmoglein, desmoplakin) and uvomorulin was no longer detectable at the mRNA and protein level in the DTHMZ cells while both HaCaT cells and malignant variants (transfected with c-Ha-ras oncogene) expressed uvomorulin in vitro and in transplants in vivo, the latter even in invasively growing tumor nodules. Furthermore, HaCaT cells stained positive for the integrin subunits beta 1, alpha 2, alpha 3, and alpha 5, typical for cultured keratinocytes. In contrast, the putative fibronectin receptor alpha 5 beta 1, common also in fibroblasts, was the only integrin showing strong staining in DTHMZ cells. The integrin subunits alpha v and a6, clearly expressed at the mRNA level, weakly stained HaCaT cultures and led to a dotlike fluorescence in DTHMZ cells, possibly representing focal adhesion plaques. The respective integrin status correlated well with the growth behavior on different matrices. While HaCaT cells readily attached and proliferated on collagen (type I), fibronectin-coated, and laminin-coated collagen gels, DTHMZ cells formed monolayers only on fibronectin-coated collagen. This was, however, not sufficient to allow stratification in vivo. Altogether, the status of adhesion molecules in DTHMZ cells more likely reflects that seen in mesenchymal cells as compared to the pattern of keratinocytes displayed by HaCaT cells. Moreover, since the DTHMZ cells were clearly HaCaT descendants, the results support our hypothesis of a "trans-differentiation" process from an epidermal (HaCaT) to a mesenchymal/myogenic phenotype (DTHMZ).


Biomaterials ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilo Pompe ◽  
Kristin Keller ◽  
Gisela Mothes ◽  
Mirko Nitschke ◽  
Mark Teese ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Awais ◽  
Waqar Hussain ◽  
Nouman Rasool ◽  
Yaser Daanial Khan

Background: The uncontrolled growth due to accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes as a result of loss or reduction in the normal function of Tumor Suppressor Genes (TSGs) and Pro-oncogenes is known as cancer. TSGs control cell division and growth by repairing of DNA mistakes during replication and restrict the unwanted proliferation of a cell or activities, those are the part of tumor production. Objectives: This study aims to propose a novel, accurate, user-friendly model to predict tumor suppressor proteins, which would be freely available to experimental molecular biologists to assist them using in vitro and in vivo studies. Methods: The predictor model has used the input feature vector (IFV) calculated from the physicochemical properties of proteins based on FCNN to compute the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and MCC. The proposed model was validated against different exhaustive validation techniques i.e. self-consistency and cross-validation. Results: Using self-consistency, the accuracy is 99%, for cross-validation and independent testing has 99.80% and 100% accuracy respectively. The overall accuracy of the proposed model is 99%, sensitivity value 98% and specificity 99% and F1-score was 0.99. Conclusion: It concludes, the proposed model for prediction of the tumor suppressor proteins can predict the tumor suppressor proteins efficiently, but it still has space for improvements in computational ways as the protein sequences may rapidly increase, day by day.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5144
Author(s):  
Antonín Sedlář ◽  
Martina Trávníčková ◽  
Pavla Bojarová ◽  
Miluše Vlachová ◽  
Kristýna Slámová ◽  
...  

Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a β-galactoside-binding protein that influences various cell functions, including cell adhesion. We focused on the role of Gal-3 as an extracellular ligand mediating cell-matrix adhesion. We used human adipose tissue-derived stem cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells that are promising for vascular tissue engineering. We found that these cells naturally contained Gal-3 on their surface and inside the cells. Moreover, they were able to associate with exogenous Gal-3 added to the culture medium. This association was reduced with a β-galactoside LacdiNAc (GalNAcβ1,4GlcNAc), a selective ligand of Gal-3, which binds to the carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) in the Gal-3 molecule. This ligand was also able to detach Gal-3 newly associated with cells but not Gal-3 naturally present on cells. In addition, Gal-3 preadsorbed on plastic surfaces acted as an adhesion ligand for both cell types, and the cell adhesion was resistant to blocking with LacdiNAc. This result suggests that the adhesion was mediated by a binding site different from the CRD. The blocking of integrin adhesion receptors on cells with specific antibodies revealed that the cell adhesion to the preadsorbed Gal-3 was mediated, at least partially, by β1 and αV integrins—namely α5β1, αVβ3, and αVβ1 integrins.


2007 ◽  
Vol 213 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison L. Berrier ◽  
Kenneth M. Yamada

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