Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers

Autores
Smoler, Mariano; Coceano, Giovanna; Testa, Ilaria; Bruno, Luciana; Levi, Valeria
Año de publicación
2020
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The cytoskeleton is a complex network of interconnected biopolymers intimately involved in the generation and transmission of forces. Several mechanical properties of microtubules and actin filaments have been extensively explored in cells. In contrast, intermediate filaments (IFs) received comparatively less attention despite their central role in defining cell shape, motility and adhesion during physiological processes as well as in tumor progression. Here, we explored relevant biophysical properties of vimentin IFs in living cells combining confocal microscopy and a filament tracking routine that allows localizing filaments with ~20 nm precision. A Fourier-based analysis showed that IFs curvatures followed a thermal-like behavior characterized by an apparent persistence length (lp*) similar to that measured in aqueous solution. Additionally, we determined that certain perturbations of the cytoskeleton affect lp* and the lateral mobility of IFs as assessed in cells in which either the microtubule dynamic instability was reduced or actin filaments were partially depolymerized. Our results provide relevant clues on how vimentin IFs mechanically couple with microtubules and actin filaments in cells and support a role of this network in the response to mechanical stress.
Fil: Smoler, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Coceano, Giovanna. Royal Institute of Technology; Suecia
Fil: Testa, Ilaria. Royal Institute of Technology; Suecia
Fil: Bruno, Luciana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Calculo. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Calculo; Argentina
Fil: Levi, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
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CYTOSKELETON
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS
LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY
PERSISTENCE LENGTH
SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING
VIMENTIN
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spelling Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymersSmoler, MarianoCoceano, GiovannaTesta, IlariaBruno, LucianaLevi, ValeriaCYTOSKELETONINTERMEDIATE FILAMENTSLIVE-CELL MICROSCOPYPERSISTENCE LENGTHSINGLE FILAMENT TRACKINGVIMENTINhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The cytoskeleton is a complex network of interconnected biopolymers intimately involved in the generation and transmission of forces. Several mechanical properties of microtubules and actin filaments have been extensively explored in cells. In contrast, intermediate filaments (IFs) received comparatively less attention despite their central role in defining cell shape, motility and adhesion during physiological processes as well as in tumor progression. Here, we explored relevant biophysical properties of vimentin IFs in living cells combining confocal microscopy and a filament tracking routine that allows localizing filaments with ~20 nm precision. A Fourier-based analysis showed that IFs curvatures followed a thermal-like behavior characterized by an apparent persistence length (lp*) similar to that measured in aqueous solution. Additionally, we determined that certain perturbations of the cytoskeleton affect lp* and the lateral mobility of IFs as assessed in cells in which either the microtubule dynamic instability was reduced or actin filaments were partially depolymerized. Our results provide relevant clues on how vimentin IFs mechanically couple with microtubules and actin filaments in cells and support a role of this network in the response to mechanical stress.Fil: Smoler, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Coceano, Giovanna. Royal Institute of Technology; SueciaFil: Testa, Ilaria. Royal Institute of Technology; SueciaFil: Bruno, Luciana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Calculo. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Calculo; ArgentinaFil: Levi, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; ArgentinaElsevier Science2020-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/144191Smoler, Mariano; Coceano, Giovanna; Testa, Ilaria; Bruno, Luciana; Levi, Valeria; Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers; Elsevier Science; Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Molecular Cell Research; 1867; 8; 8-2020; 1-90167-4889CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167488920300847info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118726info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:35:00Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/144191instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:35:01.133CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
title Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
spellingShingle Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
Smoler, Mariano
CYTOSKELETON
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS
LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY
PERSISTENCE LENGTH
SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING
VIMENTIN
title_short Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
title_full Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
title_fullStr Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
title_full_unstemmed Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
title_sort Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Smoler, Mariano
Coceano, Giovanna
Testa, Ilaria
Bruno, Luciana
Levi, Valeria
author Smoler, Mariano
author_facet Smoler, Mariano
Coceano, Giovanna
Testa, Ilaria
Bruno, Luciana
Levi, Valeria
author_role author
author2 Coceano, Giovanna
Testa, Ilaria
Bruno, Luciana
Levi, Valeria
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CYTOSKELETON
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS
LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY
PERSISTENCE LENGTH
SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING
VIMENTIN
topic CYTOSKELETON
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS
LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY
PERSISTENCE LENGTH
SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING
VIMENTIN
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The cytoskeleton is a complex network of interconnected biopolymers intimately involved in the generation and transmission of forces. Several mechanical properties of microtubules and actin filaments have been extensively explored in cells. In contrast, intermediate filaments (IFs) received comparatively less attention despite their central role in defining cell shape, motility and adhesion during physiological processes as well as in tumor progression. Here, we explored relevant biophysical properties of vimentin IFs in living cells combining confocal microscopy and a filament tracking routine that allows localizing filaments with ~20 nm precision. A Fourier-based analysis showed that IFs curvatures followed a thermal-like behavior characterized by an apparent persistence length (lp*) similar to that measured in aqueous solution. Additionally, we determined that certain perturbations of the cytoskeleton affect lp* and the lateral mobility of IFs as assessed in cells in which either the microtubule dynamic instability was reduced or actin filaments were partially depolymerized. Our results provide relevant clues on how vimentin IFs mechanically couple with microtubules and actin filaments in cells and support a role of this network in the response to mechanical stress.
Fil: Smoler, Mariano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Coceano, Giovanna. Royal Institute of Technology; Suecia
Fil: Testa, Ilaria. Royal Institute of Technology; Suecia
Fil: Bruno, Luciana. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Calculo. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Calculo; Argentina
Fil: Levi, Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
description The cytoskeleton is a complex network of interconnected biopolymers intimately involved in the generation and transmission of forces. Several mechanical properties of microtubules and actin filaments have been extensively explored in cells. In contrast, intermediate filaments (IFs) received comparatively less attention despite their central role in defining cell shape, motility and adhesion during physiological processes as well as in tumor progression. Here, we explored relevant biophysical properties of vimentin IFs in living cells combining confocal microscopy and a filament tracking routine that allows localizing filaments with ~20 nm precision. A Fourier-based analysis showed that IFs curvatures followed a thermal-like behavior characterized by an apparent persistence length (lp*) similar to that measured in aqueous solution. Additionally, we determined that certain perturbations of the cytoskeleton affect lp* and the lateral mobility of IFs as assessed in cells in which either the microtubule dynamic instability was reduced or actin filaments were partially depolymerized. Our results provide relevant clues on how vimentin IFs mechanically couple with microtubules and actin filaments in cells and support a role of this network in the response to mechanical stress.
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