Ancestral vascular tube formation and its adoption by tumors

2009 ◽  
Vol 390 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Kučera ◽  
Eckhard Lammert
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Basal Cell ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Tube Formation ◽  
Tubular Structures ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Normal Tissues ◽  
Vascular Lumen ◽  
Gain Access

Abstract Similar to growing and metabolically active tissues, tumors require a dense vasculature to gain access to oxygen and nutrients. However, blood vessels in tumors differ from vessels in normal tissues in many respects. In particular, the tumor vasculature is in an active state of angiogenesis or vasculogenesis, and it is immature and leaky. Blood vessels are multicellular tubes formed by polarized endothelial cells, which face the patent vascular lumen with their apical cell surface, whereas their basal cell surface faces extracellular matrix on the outside of the vessels. The same cell polarity can be found in other tubular structures, such as in the bronchial tubes of the lung or the kidney tubules. In contrast, blood vessels in invertebrates often have a vascular lumen lined by basal cell surfaces. These vessels are often formed by a process named ‘ancestral vascular tube formation’. Here, we discuss the hypothesis that the supply of tumors with blood can be achieved by both endothelial cell-lined tubes as well as tubes formed by the tumor cells themselves using the ancestral vascular tube formation mechanism. We discuss this hypothesis with a particular focus on gastrointestinal tumors.

scholarly journals Endocytic pathways at the lateral and basal cell surfaces of exocrine acinar cells.

1982 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Basal Cell ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Coated Vesicles ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Unique System ◽  
Endocytic Pathways

In parotid acinar cells, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) administered via the main excretory duct is endocytosed from the apical cell surface in smooth C- or ring-shaped vesicles (Oliver, C. and A. R. Hand. 1979. J. Cell Biol. 76:207). These vesicles ultimately fuse with lysosomes adjacent to the Golgi apparatus. The present investigation extends these findings and examines the uptake and fate of intravenously injected HRP from the lateral and basal cell surfaces of resting and stimulated parotid and pancreatic acinar cells from rats and mice. Isoproterenol and pilocarpine were used to stimulate the parotid gland and the pancreas, respectively. HRP was internalized in smooth and coated vesicles primarily in areas of membrane infoldings. Both the number of coated vesicles and the amount of tracer internalized increased markedly following secretagogue administration. In both resting and stimulated cells, the HRP was rapidly sequestered in a unique system of basally located lysosomes that possess trimetaphosphatase activity, but not acid phosphatase activity. At 1-3 h after HRP administration, reaction product was also found in multivesicular bodies, vesicles, and lysosomes adjacent to the Golgi apparatus. With time, more HRP was localized in Golgi-associated lysosomes. By 6-7 h, tubules in the apical cytoplasm of stimulated cells contained HRP reaction product. When native ferritin was administered retrogradely and HRP injected intravenously, both tracers could be localized in the same lysosome after 4-5 h, indicating that material taken in from all cell surfaces mixes in Golgi-associated lysosomes. The results of this study suggest that two separate and distinct endocytic pathways exist in exocrine acinar cells: one involves membrane retrieval from the apical cell surface; and the other is a stimulation-dependent process at the lateral and basal cell surfaces.

scholarly journals Cell surface proteoglycan associates with the cytoskeleton at the basolateral cell surface of mouse mammary epithelial cells.

1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 2683-2696 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Rapraeger ◽  
M Jalkanen ◽  
M Bernfield
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Basal Cell ◽  
Mammary Epithelial Cells ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Mammary Epithelial ◽  
Filament Bundles ◽  
Matrix Components ◽  
Cell Surface Proteoglycan

The cell surface proteoglycan on normal murine mammary gland mouse mammary epithelial cells consists of an ectodomain bearing heparan and chondroitin sulfate chains and a lipophilic domain that is presumed to be intercalated into the plasma membrane. Because the ectodomain binds to matrix components produced by stromal cells with specificity and high affinity, we have proposed that the cell surface proteoglycan is a matrix receptor that binds epithelial cells to their underlying basement membrane. We now show that the proteoglycan surrounds cells grown in subconfluent or newly confluent monolayers, but becomes restricted to the basolateral surface of cells that have been confluent for a week or more; Triton X-100 extraction distinguishes three fractions of cell surface proteoglycan: a fraction released by detergent and presumed to be free in the membrane, a fraction bound via a salt-labile linkage, and a nonextractable fraction; the latter two fractions co-localize with actin filament bundles at the basal cell surface; and when proteoglycans at the apical cell surface are cross-linked by antibodies, they initially assimilate into detergent-resistant, immobile clusters that are subsequently aggregated by the cytoskeleton. These findings suggest that the proteoglycan, initially present on the entire surface and free in the plane of the membrane, becomes sequestered at the basolateral cell surface and bound to the actin-rich cytoskeleton as the cells become polarized in vitro. Binding of matrix components may cross-link proteoglycans at the basal cell surface and cause them to associate with the actin cytoskeleton, providing a mechanism by which the cell surface proteoglycan acts as a matrix receptor to stabilize the morphology of epithelial sheets.

scholarly journals Ancestral Vascular Lumen Formation via Basal Cell Surfaces

PLoS ONE ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e4132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Kučera ◽  
Boris Strilić ◽  
Kathrin Regener ◽  
Michael Schubert ◽  
Vincent Laudet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basal Cell ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Lumen Formation ◽  
Vascular Lumen

Internalization of cationized ferritin by isolated pancreatic acinar cells.

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Livne ◽  
C Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Basal Cell ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Acinar Cells ◽  
Pancreatic Acinar Cells ◽  
Cationized Ferritin ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Golgi Region ◽  
Membrane Bound

The internalization of cationized ferritin (CF) was studied in isolated pancreatic acinar cells in vitro. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was used in conjunction with CF to compare internalization of soluble-phase and membrane-bound tracers. The mode of internalization of CF was dependent upon tracer concentration and origin of the plasma membrane (apical vs. lateral-basal). At the lower tracer concentrations (0.19 and 0.38 mg/ml), internalization from the apical cell surface occurred via small vesicles. The tracer then appeared in multivesicular bodies, in tubules, and in irregular membrane-bound structures. After 15 min, CF particles were seen in many small vesicles near the Golgi apparatus, but not in the Golgi saccules. In contrast, at the lateral-basal cell surface the CF particles tended to form clusters. These clusters were more pronounced at higher CF concentrations (0.76 and 1.5 mg/ml) and were associated with elongated cellular processes, which seemed to engulf CF accumulations in a phagocytic manner. Once internalized, CF was found primarily in large irregular structures which appeared to migrate slowly toward the nucleus, reaching a juxtanuclear position after approximately 30 min. CF was observed in lysosomes after 30-45 min and by 90 min most of the CF was confined to large vacuoles and to trimetaphosphatase-positive lysosomes. Similar routes were observed when cells were double-labeled with CF and HRP, where endocytic structures showed co-localization of both tracers. The results of this study indicate the importance of the Golgi region in the intracellular sorting of internalized apical membrane. Furthermore, this work confirms the presence of distinct endocytic pathways at the apical and lateral-basal cell surfaces.

scholarly journals Inhibition by brefeldin A of protein secretion from the apical cell surface of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.

1991 ◽  
Vol 266 (27) ◽  
pp. 17729-17732 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.H. Low ◽  
S.H. Wong ◽  
B.L. Tang ◽  
P. Tan ◽  
V.N. Subramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Protein Secretion ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Brefeldin A ◽  
Kidney Cells ◽  
Madin Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Darby Canine Kidney ◽  
Canine Kidney

Redistribution and dysfunction of integrins in cultured renal epithelial cells exposed to oxidative stress

1993 ◽  
Vol 264 (1) ◽  
pp. F149-F157 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gailit ◽  
D. Colflesh ◽  
I. Rabiner ◽  
J. Simone ◽  
M. S. Goligorsky
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Flow Cytometric Analysis ◽  
Adhesion Properties ◽  
Renal Tubular Cells ◽  
Renal Tubular

Tubular obstruction by detached renal tubular epithelial cells is a major cause of oliguria in acute renal failure. Viable renal tubular cells can be recovered from urine of patients with acute tubular necrosis, suggesting a possible defect in cell adhesion to the basement membrane. To study this process of epithelial cell desquamation in vitro, we investigated the effect of nonlethal oxidative stress on the integrin adhesion receptors of the primate kidney epithelial cell line BS-C-1. Morphological and functional studies of cell adhesion properties included the following: interference reflection microscopy, intravital confocal microscopy and immunocytochemistry, flow cytometric analysis of integrin receptor abundance, and cell-matrix attachment assay. High levels of the integrin subunits alpha 3, alpha v, and beta 1 were detected on the cell surface by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis, as well as lower levels of alpha 1, alpha 2, alpha 4, alpha 5, alpha 6, and beta 3. Exposure of BS-C-1 cells to nonlethal oxidative stress resulted in the disruption of focal contacts, disappearance of talin from the basal cell surface, and in the redistribution of integrin alpha 3-subunits from predominantly basal location to the apical cell surface. As measured in a quantitative cell attachment assay, oxidative stress decreased BS-C-1 cell adhesion to type IV collagen, laminin, fibronectin, and vitronectin. Defective adhesion was not associated with a loss of alpha 3-, alpha 4-, or alpha v-integrin subunits from the cell surface.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

scholarly journals Cyto-friendly polymerization at cell surfaces modulates cell fate by clustering cell-surface receptors

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4221-4225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Qi ◽  
Weishuo Li ◽  
Xiaoling Xu ◽  
Feiyang Jin ◽  
Di Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cell Surface Receptors ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Receptor Clustering ◽  
Surface Polymerization ◽  
Surface Receptors ◽  
Anti Cd20 ◽  
In Cells

Cell-surface polymerization of anti-CD20 aptamer modified macromer to induce CD20 receptor clustering, and effectively initiate the apoptotic signals in cells.

scholarly journals Gold Nanoparticles Inhibit VEGF165-Induced Migration and Tube Formation of Endothelial Cells via the Akt Pathway

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlong Pan ◽  
Qing Wu ◽  
Li Qin ◽  
Jiye Cai ◽  
Bin Du
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Umbilical Vein ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Chorioallantoic Membrane ◽  
Tube Formation ◽  
Endothelial Cell Proliferation ◽  
Akt Pathway

The early stages of angiogenesis can be divided into three steps: endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and tube formation. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered the most important proangiogenic factor; in particular, VEGF165plays a critical role in angiogenesis. Here, we evaluated whether gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) could inhibit the VEGF165-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) migration and tube formation. AuNPs and VEGF165were coincubated overnight at 4°C, after which the effects on cell migration and tube formation were assessed. Cell migration was assessed using a modified wound-healing assay and a transwell chamber assay; tube formation was assessed using a capillary-like tube formation assay and a chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. We additionally detected the cell surface morphology and ultrastructure using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Furthermore, Akt phosphorylation downstream of VEGFR-2/PI3K in HUVECs was determined in a Western blot analysis. Our study demonstrated that AuNPs significantly inhibited VEGF165-induced HUVEC migration and tube formation by affecting the cell surface ultrastructure, cytoskeleton and might have inhibited angiogenesis via the Akt pathway.

scholarly journals Cellular localization and trafficking of tissue factor

Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 107 (12) ◽  
pp. 4746-4753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir K. Mandal ◽  
Usha R. Pendurthi ◽  
L. Vijaya Mohan Rao
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Tissue Factor ◽  
Cellular Localization ◽  
Factor Viia ◽  
Coagulation Cascade ◽  
Clotting Factor ◽  
Cell Surfaces ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Intracellular Compartments ◽  
Resultant Increase

AbstractTissue factor (TF) is the cellular receptor for clotting factor VIIa (FVIIa). The formation of TF-FVIIa complexes on cell surfaces triggers the activation of coagulation cascade and cell signaling. In the present study, we characterized the subcellular distribution of TF and its transport in fibroblasts by dual immunofluorescence confocal microscopy and biochemical methods. Our data show that a majority of TF resides in various intracellular compartments, predominantly in the Golgi. Tissue factor at the cell surface is localized in cholesterol-rich lipid rafts and extensively colocalized with caveolin-1. FVIIa binding to TF induces the internalization of TF. Of interest, we found that TF-FVIIa complex formation at the cell surface leads to TF mobilization from the Golgi with a resultant increase in TF expression at the cell surface. This process is dependent on FVIIa protease activity. Overall, the present data suggest a novel mechanism for TF expression at the cell surface by FVIIa. This mechanism could play an important role in hemostasis in response to vascular injury by increasing TF activity where and when it is needed.

scholarly journals Remodeling the cell surface distribution of membrane proteins during the development of epithelial cell polarity.

1992 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 889-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Wollner ◽  
K A Krzeminski ◽  
W J Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Apical Cell ◽  
Cell Contact ◽  
Surface Polarity ◽  
Lateral Membrane ◽  
E Cadherin ◽  
Cell Cell

The development of polarized epithelial cells from unpolarized precursor cells follows induction of cell-cell contacts and requires resorting of proteins into different membrane domains. We show that in MDCK cells the distributions of two membrane proteins, Dg-1 and E-cadherin, become restricted to the basal-lateral membrane domain within 8 h of cell-cell contact. During this time, however, 60-80% of newly synthesized Dg-1 and E-cadherin is delivered directly to the forming apical membrane and then rapidly removed, while the remainder is delivered to the basal-lateral membrane and has a longer residence time. Direct delivery of greater than 95% of these proteins from the Golgi complex to the basal-lateral membrane occurs greater than 48 h later. In contrast, we show that two apical proteins are efficiently delivered and restricted to the apical cell surface within 2 h after cell-cell contact. These results provide insight into mechanisms involved in the development of epithelial cell surface polarity, and the establishment of protein sorting pathways in polarized cells.

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