Cell-extracellular matrix interactions in the fluidic phase direct the topology and polarity of self-organized epithelial structures

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INTRODUCTION: In vivo, cells are surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM). To build organs from single cells, it is generally believed that ECM serves as scaffolds to coordinate cell positioning and differentiation. Nevertheless, how cells utilize cell-ECM interactions for the spatiotemporal coordination to different ECM at the tissue scale is not fully understood.

METHODS: Here, using in vitro assay with engineered MDCK cells expressing H2B-mCherry (nucleus) and gp135/Podocalyxin-GFP (apical marker), we show in multi-dimensions that such coordination for epithelial morphogenesis can be determined by cell-soluble ECM interaction in the fluidic phase.

RESULTS: The coordination depends on the native topology of ECM components such as sheet-like basement membrane (BM) and type I collagen (COL) fibres: scaffold formed by BM (COL) facilitates a close-ended (open-ended) coordination that leads to the formation of lobular (tubular) epithelium. Further, cells form apicobasal polarity throughout the entire lobule/tubule without a complete coverage of ECM at the basal side, and time-lapse two-photon scanning imaging reveals the polarization occurring early and maintained through the lobular expansion. During polarization, gp135-GFP was converged to the apical surface collectively in the lobular/tubular structures, suggesting possible intercellular communications. Under suspension culture, the polarization was impaired with multi-lumen formation in the tubules, implying the importance of ECM biomechanical microenvironment.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest a biophysical mechanism for cells to form polarity and coordinate positioning at tissue scale, and in engineering epithelium through cell-soluble ECM interaction and self-assembly.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Cell proliferation - 54(2021), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite e13014

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ouyang, Mingxing [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiun-Yann [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yenyu [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Linhong [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Chin-Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell-ECM interaction
Collagen Type I
Epithelial polarity
Epithelial self-assembly
Epithelial topology
Fluidic phase
Gels
Journal Article
Tubulogenesis

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Date Completed 13.04.2021

Date Revised 13.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cpr.13014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321741897