Delineating the role of membrane blebs in a hybrid mode of cancer cell invasion in three-dimensional environments

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The study of cancer cell invasion in 3D environments in vitro has revealed a variety of invasive modes, including amoeboid migration, characterized by primarily round cells that invade in a protease- and adhesion-independent manner. Here, we delineate a contractility-dependent migratory mode of primarily round breast cancer cells that is associated with extensive integrin-mediated extracellular matrix (ECM) reorganization that occurs at membrane blebs, with bleb necks sites of integrin clustering and integrin-dependent ECM alignment. We show that the spatiotemporal distribution of blebs and their utilization for ECM reorganization is mediated by functional β1 integrin receptors and other components of focal adhesions. Taken together, the work presented here characterizes a migratory mode of primarily round cancer cells in complex 3D environments and reveals a fundamentally new function for membrane blebs in cancer cell invasion.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

Enthalten in:

Journal of cell science - 133(2020), 8 vom: 28. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Guzman, Asja [VerfasserIn]
Avard, Rachel C [VerfasserIn]
Devanny, Alexander J [VerfasserIn]
Kweon, Oh Sang [VerfasserIn]
Kaufman, Laura J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Cell migration
ECM reorganization
Integrin
Integrin beta1
Journal Article
Membrane bleb
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.04.2023

Date Revised 29.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/jcs.236778

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307797473