Mechanisms of collective cell migration at a glance.

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Translating Membrane Tension into Cytoskeletal Action by FBP17

Item does not contain fulltextA recent article by Tsujita et al. (2015) in Nature Cell Biology provides insight into how cells sense and translate plasma membrane tension toward polarized actin polymerization and migration. They identify FBP17 as a multifunctional adaptor that senses membrane curvature and delivers feedback to actin dynamics and directed cell migration

Dynamics of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in morphogenesis, regeneration and cancer.

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Cancer invasion and resistance: interconnected processes of disease progression and therapy failure.

Cancer progression and outcome depend upon two key functions executed by tumor cells: the growth and survival capability leading to resistance to therapy and the invasion into host tissues resulting in local and metastatic dissemination. Although both processes are widely studied separately, the underlying cell-intrinsic and microenvironmentally controlled signaling pathways reveal substantial overlap in mechanism. Candidate signaling hubs that serve both tumor invasion and resistance include growth factor and chemokine signaling, integrin engagement, and components of the Ras/MAPKs, PI3K, and mTOR signaling pathways. In this review, we summarize these and other mechanisms controlled by the microenvironment that jointly support cancer cell survival and resistance, as well as the invasion machinery. We also discuss their interdependencies and the implications for therapeutic dual- or multi-pathway targeting

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte migration and effector function in the tumor microenvironment

Item does not contain fulltextImmunological control of cancer lesions requires local uptake of tumor-specific antigen followed by the activation and expansion of tumor specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL). An efficient effector phase further depends upon the entry of activated CTL into the tumor microenvironment and scanning of tumor tissue, which leads to direct interaction of the CTL with target cells followed by apoptosis induction and shrinkage of the tumor lesion. Whereas the antigens and pathways that lead to efficient activation of tumor-specific CTL are well established, the local mechanisms that enable efficient - or deficient - CTL function in the tumor tissue are poorly understood. Firstly, effector T lymphocytes need to be mobile to reach the tumor lesion. Next, they must physically interact with and scan tumor cells for antigenic MHC/peptide complexes. Lastly, CTLs must undergo activation and functional conjugation with target cells to induce apoptosis either by the release of perforins or the engagement of Fas/FasL. All these steps of effector function are interdependent and require the amoeboid migration of CTL through tissue to reach, engage with and leave encountered cells

Extracellular matrix determinants of proteolytic and non-proteolytic cell migration.

Item does not contain fulltextCell invasion into the 3D extracellular matrix (ECM) is a multistep biophysical process involved in inflammation, tissue repair, and metastatic cancer invasion. Migrating cells navigate through tissue structures of complex and often varying physicochemical properties, including molecular composition, porosity, alignment and stiffness, by adopting strategies that involve deformation of the cell and engagement of matrix-degrading proteases. We review how the ECM determines whether or not pericellular proteolysis is required for cell migration, ranging from protease-driven invasion and secondary tissue destruction, to non-proteolytic, non-destructive movement that solely depends on cell deformability and available tissue space. These concepts call for therapeutic targeting of proteases to prevent invasion-associated tissue destruction rather than the migration process per se.1 december 201

Integration eller konvergens – spelar det någon roll?

Man kan tycka att det spelar mindre roll vad saker och ting kallas om man ändå får en känsla för vad det handlar om. Men så är det inte. Om vi väljer ”integration” som styrande princip kommer vi att försöka bygga integrerande bryggor mellan PLM, SE och CM. Om vi i stället väljer ”konvergens” kommer vi att sträva efter att PLM, SE och CM ska försvinna som egna discipliner och med tiden uppgå i något nytt. Skillnaden är helt avgörande. Den här tendensen, att oreflekterat använda i grunden ytterst problematiska begrepp i sina budskap, tycker jag man kan skönja överallt.

Tube travel: the role of proteases in individual and collective cancer cell invasion.

Item does not contain fulltextRecent advances in high-resolution multimodal microscopy reveal how MT1-matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)/MMP-14 and other cell surface proteases degrade and remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM) to drive the dissemination of cancer cells into normal adjacent tissue. By cleaving collagen fibers and repatterning them into parallel bundles, individual cells reorient the ECM to permit movement in tube-like microtracks. Cells along the edge of these tubes can excavate ECM outward, generating macrotracks through which collective mass movement of cancer cells can occur. These findings develop our understanding of invasive processes in cancer and how to attack them by interfering with MMP-14 activity

Fluorescence lifetime microscopy of tumor cell invasion, drug delivery, and cytotoxicity.

Item does not contain fulltextFluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) enables detection of complex molecular assemblies within a single voxel for studies of cell function and communication with subcellular resolution in optically transparent tissue. We describe a fast FLIM technique consisting of a novel time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) detector that features 80 MHz average count rate and the phasor analysis for efficient data acquisition and evaluation. This method in combination with multiphoton microscopy enables acquisition of a lifetime image every 1-2 s in 3D live organotypic tissue culture. 3D time-lapse fluorescence lifetime data were acquired over up to 20 h and analyzed by using exponential fitting and phasor analysis. By correlating specific areas in the phasor plot to the actual image, we obtained direct insight into cancer-cell invasion into a 3D collagen matrix, the differential uptake of doxorubicin by cells, and the consequences on cell invasion and apoptosis induction. Based on the fast acquisition and simplified image postprocessing and quantification, time-lapse 3D FLIM is a versatile approach for monitoring the 3D topography, kinetics, and biological output of structurally and spectrally complex cell and tissue models