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
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- 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 - Materia
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CYTOSKELETON
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS
LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY
PERSISTENCE LENGTH
SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING
VIMENTIN - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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- oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/144191
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Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers |
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Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers |
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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 |
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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 |
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Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers |
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Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers |
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Apparent stiffness of vimentin intermediate filaments in living cells and its relation with other cytoskeletal polymers |
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Smoler, Mariano Coceano, Giovanna Testa, Ilaria Bruno, Luciana Levi, Valeria |
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Smoler, Mariano |
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Smoler, Mariano Coceano, Giovanna Testa, Ilaria Bruno, Luciana Levi, Valeria |
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Coceano, Giovanna Testa, Ilaria Bruno, Luciana Levi, Valeria |
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CYTOSKELETON INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY PERSISTENCE LENGTH SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING VIMENTIN |
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CYTOSKELETON INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS LIVE-CELL MICROSCOPY PERSISTENCE LENGTH SINGLE FILAMENT TRACKING VIMENTIN |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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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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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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