scholarly journals Keratin intermediate filaments: intermediaries of epithelial cell migration

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungjun Yoon ◽  
Rudolf E. Leube
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Biomechanical Properties ◽  
Biochemical Properties ◽  
Cell Junctions ◽  
Epithelial Tissue ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Cell Sheets ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration

Abstract Migration of epithelial cells is fundamental to multiple developmental processes, epithelial tissue morphogenesis and maintenance, wound healing and metastasis. While migrating epithelial cells utilize the basic acto-myosin based machinery as do other non-epithelial cells, they are distinguished by their copious keratin intermediate filament (KF) cytoskeleton, which comprises differentially expressed members of two large multigene families and presents highly complex patterns of post-translational modification. We will discuss how the unique mechanophysical and biochemical properties conferred by the different keratin isotypes and their modifications serve as finely tunable modulators of epithelial cell migration. We will furthermore argue that KFs together with their associated desmosomal cell–cell junctions and hemidesmosomal cell–extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesions serve as important counterbalances to the contractile acto-myosin apparatus either allowing and optimizing directed cell migration or preventing it. The differential keratin expression in leaders and followers of collectively migrating epithelial cell sheets provides a compelling example of isotype-specific keratin functions. Taken together, we conclude that the expression levels and specific combination of keratins impinge on cell migration by conferring biomechanical properties on any given epithelial cell affecting cytoplasmic viscoelasticity and adhesion to neighboring cells and the ECM.

Effects of corticosteroid-induced apoptosis on airway epithelial wound closure in vitro

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (4) ◽  
pp. L794-L801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delbert R. Dorscheid ◽  
Benjamin J. Patchell ◽  
Oscar Estrada ◽  
Bertha Marroquin ◽  
Roberta Tse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Wound Closure ◽  
Airway Epithelial Cell ◽  
Airway Epithelial ◽  
Wound Area ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration

Damage to the airway epithelium is common in asthma. Corticosteroids induce apoptosis in and suppress proliferation of airway epithelial cells in culture. Whether apoptosis contributes to impaired epithelial cell repair after injury is not known. We examined whether corticosteroids would impair epithelial cell migration in an in vitro model of wound closure. Wounds (∼0.5–1.3 mm2) were created in cultured 1HAEo−human airway epithelial cell monolayers, after which cells were treated with up to 10 μM dexamethasone or budesonide for 24 h. Cultured cells were pretreated for 24 or 48 h with dexamethasone to observe the effect of long-term exposure on wound closure. After 12 h, the remaining wound area in monolayers pretreated for 48 h with 10 μM dexamethasone was 43 ± 18% vs. 10 ± 8% for untreated control monolayers. The addition of either corticosteroid immediately after injury did not slow closure significantly. After 12 h the remaining wound area in monolayers treated with 10 μM budesonide was 39 ± 4% vs. 43 ± 3% for untreated control monolayers. The proportion of apoptotic epithelial cells as measured by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP biotin nick end labeling both at and away from the wound edge was higher in monolayers treated with budesonide compared with controls. However, wound closure in the apoptosis-resistant 1HAEo−.Bcl-2+cell line was not different after dexamethasone treatment. We demonstrate that corticosteroid treatment before mechanical wounding impairs airway epithelial cell migration. The addition of corticosteroids after injury does not slow migration, despite their ability to induce apoptosis in these cells.

scholarly journals Activation of protein kinase A accelerates bovine bronchial epithelial cell migration

2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (5) ◽  
pp. L1108-L1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Spurzem ◽  
Jitendrakumar Gupta ◽  
Thomas Veys ◽  
Kristen R. Kneifl ◽  
Stephen I. Rennard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Bronchial Epithelial Cell ◽  
Bronchial Epithelial Cells ◽  
Bronchial Epithelial ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration ◽  
Kinase A

Bronchial epithelial cell migration is required for the repair of damaged airway epithelium. We hypothesized that bronchial epithelial cell migration during wound repair is influenced by cAMP and the activity of its cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinase, protein kinase A (PKA). We found that, when confluent monolayers of bronchial epithelial cells are wounded, an increase in PKA activity occurs. Augmentation of PKA activity with a cell-permeable analog of cAMP, dibutyryl adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate, isoproterenol, or a phosphodiesterase inhibitor accelerated migration of normal bronchial epithelial cells in in vitro wound closure assays and Boyden chamber migration assays. A role for PKA activity was also confirmed with a PKA inhibitor, KT-5720, which reduced stimulated migration. Augmentation of PKA activity reduced the levels of active Rho and the formation of focal adhesions. These studies suggest that PKA activation modulates Rho activity, migration mechanisms, and thus bronchial epithelial repair mechanisms.

scholarly journals Epstein-Barr-Virus-Encoded LMP2A Induces Primary Epithelial Cell Migration and Invasion: Possible Role in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Metastasis

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (24) ◽  
pp. 15430-15442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk M. Pegtel ◽  
Aravind Subramanian ◽  
Tzung-Shiahn Sheen ◽  
Ching-Hwa Tsai ◽  
Todd R. Golub ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Epstein Barr Virus ◽  
Cellular Migration ◽  
Migration And Invasion ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Ebv Infection ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration ◽  
Epstein Barr

ABSTRACT Nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) are >95% associated with the expression of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) LMP2A latent protein. However, the role of EBV, in particular, LMP2A, in tumor progression is not well understood. Using Affymetrix chips and a pattern-matching computational technique (neighborhood analysis), we show that the level of LMP2A expression in NPC biopsy samples correlates with that of a cellular protein, integrin-alpha-6 (ITGα6), that is associated with cellular migration in vitro and metastasis in vivo. We have recently developed a primary epithelial model from tonsil tissue to study EBV infection in epithelial cells. Here we report that LMP2A expression in primary tonsil epithelial cells causes them to become migratory and invasive, that ITGα6 RNA levels are up-regulated in epithelial cells expressing LMP2, and that ITGα6 protein levels are increased in the migrating cells. Blocking antibodies against ITGα6 abrogated LMP2-induced invasion through Matrigel by primary epithelial cells. Our results provide a link between LMP2A expression, ITGα6 expression, epithelial cell migration, and NPC metastasis and suggest that EBV infection may contribute to the high incidence of metastasis in NPC progression.

scholarly journals Role of medullary progenitor cells in epithelial cell migration and proliferation

2014 ◽  
Vol 307 (1) ◽  
pp. F64-F74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Chen ◽  
Zhiyong Chen ◽  
Yuning Zhang ◽  
Chanyoung Park ◽  
Ahmed Al-Omari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Progenitor Cells ◽  
Conditioned Medium ◽  
Side Population ◽  
Collecting Duct ◽  
Tubular Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration ◽  
Cell Migration And Proliferation

This study is aimed at characterizing medullary interstitial progenitor cells and to examine their capacity to induce tubular epithelial cell migration and proliferation. We have isolated a progenitor cell side population from a primary medullary interstitial cell line. We show that the medullary progenitor cells (MPCs) express CD24, CD44, CXCR7, CXCR4, nestin, and PAX7. MPCs are CD34 negative, which indicates that they are not bone marrow-derived stem cells. MPCs survive >50 passages, and when grown in epithelial differentiation medium develop phenotypic characteristics of epithelial cells. Inner medulla collecting duct (IMCD3) cells treated with conditioned medium from MPCs show significantly accelerated cell proliferation and migration. Conditioned medium from PGE2-treated MPCs induce tubule formation in IMCD3 cells grown in 3D Matrigel. Moreover, most of the MPCs express the pericyte marker PDGFR-b. Our study shows that the medullary interstitium harbors a side population of progenitor cells that can differentiate to epithelial cells and can stimulate tubular epithelial cell migration and proliferation. The findings of this study suggest that medullary pericyte/progenitor cells may play a critical role in collecting duct cell injury repair.

scholarly journals Adherens junction regulates cryptic lamellipodia formation for epithelial cell migration

2020 ◽  
Vol 219 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Ozawa ◽  
Sylvain Hiver ◽  
Takaki Yamamoto ◽  
Tatsuo Shibata ◽  
Srigokul Upadhyayula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
Adherens Junction ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Collective Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Sheets ◽  
Lamellipodia Formation

Collective migration of epithelial cells plays crucial roles in various biological processes such as cancer invasion. In migrating epithelial sheets, leader cells form lamellipodia to advance, and follower cells also form similar motile apparatus at cell–cell boundaries, which are called cryptic lamellipodia (c-lamellipodia). Using adenocarcinoma-derived epithelial cells, we investigated how c-lamellipodia form and found that they sporadically grew from around E-cadherin–based adherens junctions (AJs). WAVE and Arp2/3 complexes were localized along the AJs, and silencing them not only interfered with c-lamellipodia formation but also prevented follower cells from trailing the leaders. Disruption of AJs by removing αE-catenin resulted in uncontrolled c-lamellipodia growth, and this was brought about by myosin II activation and the resultant contraction of AJ-associated actomyosin cables. Additional observations indicated that c-lamellipodia tended to grow at mechanically weak sites of the junction. We conclude that AJs not only tie cells together but also support c-lamellipodia formation by recruiting actin regulators, enabling epithelial cells to undergo ordered collective migration.

scholarly journals ROCK inhibitor combined with Ca2+ controls the myosin II activation and optimizes human nasal epithelial cell sheets

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Kasai ◽  
Tsunetaro Morino ◽  
Eri Mori ◽  
Kazuhisa Yamamoto ◽  
Hiromi Kojima
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Sheet ◽  
Cell Junctions ◽  
Rock Inhibitor ◽  
Cell Sheets ◽  
Cultured Epithelial Cells ◽  
Rock Inhibition ◽  
Mlc Phosphorylation ◽  
Cell Cell

Abstract The proliferation and differentiation of cultured epithelial cells may be modified by Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibition and extracellular Ca2+ concentration. However, it was not known whether a combination would influence the behavior of cultured epithelial cells through changes in the phosphorylation of non-muscle myosin light chain II (MLC). Here we show that the combination of ROCK inhibition with Ca2+ elevation regulated the phosphorylation of MLC and improved both cell expansion and cell–cell adhesion during the culture of human nasal mucosal epithelial cell sheets. During explant culture, Ca2+ enhanced the adhesion of nasal mucosal tissue, while ROCK inhibition downregulated MLC phosphorylation and promoted cell proliferation. During cell sheet culture, an elevation of extracellular Ca2+ promoted MLC phosphorylation and formation of cell–cell junctions, allowing the harvesting of cell sheets without collapse. Moreover, an in vitro grafting assay revealed that ROCK inhibition increased the expansion of cell sheets three-fold (an effect maintained when Ca2+ was also elevated), implying better wound healing potential. We suggest that combining ROCK inhibition with elevation of Ca2+ could facilitate the fabrication of many types of cell graft.

Polyamines regulate β-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation via Ca2+ during intestinal epithelial cell migration

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (3) ◽  
pp. C722-C734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Guo ◽  
Jaladanki N. Rao ◽  
Lan Liu ◽  
Mort Rizvi ◽  
Douglas J. Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Migration ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial Cells ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Cytoskeletal Proteins ◽  
Intestinal Epithelial ◽  
Epithelial Cell Migration

Polyamines are essential for early mucosal restitution that occurs by epithelial cell migration to reseal superficial wounds after injury. Normal intestinal epithelial cells are tightly bound in sheets, but they need to be rapidly disassembled during restitution. β-Catenin is involved in cell-cell adhesion, and its tyrosine phosphorylation causes disassembly of adhesion junctions, enhancing the spreading of cells. The current study determined whether polyamines are required for the stimulation of epithelial cell migration by altering β-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation. Migration of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC-6 line) after wounding was associated with an increase in β-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation, which decreased the binding activity of β-catenin to α-catenin. Polyamine depletion by α-difluoromethylornithine reduced cytoplasmic free Ca2+concentration ([Ca2+]cyt), prevented induction of β-catenin phosphorylation, and decreased cell migration. Elevation of [Ca2+]cyt induced by the Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin restored β-catenin phosphorylation and promoted migration in polyamine-deficient cells. Decreased β-catenin phosphorylation through the tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin-A or genistein blocked cell migration, which was accompanied by reorganization of cytoskeletal proteins. These results indicate that β-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation plays a critical role in polyamine-dependent cell migration and that polyamines induce β-catenin tyrosine phosphorylation at least partially through [Ca2+]cyt.

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