RRC ID 42240
著者 Nagayama M, Haga H, Takahashi M, Saitoh T, Kawabata K.
タイトル Contribution of cellular contractility to spatial and temporal variations in cellular stiffness.
ジャーナル Exp Cell Res
Abstract Scanning probe microscopy and immunofluorescence observations indicated that cellular stiffness was attributed to a contractile network structure consisting of stress fibers. We measured temporal variations in cellular stiffness when cellular contractility was regulated by dosing with lysophosphatidic acid or Y-27632. This experiment revealed a clear relation between cellular stiffness and contractility: Increases in contractility caused cells to stiffen. On the other hand, decreases in contractility reduced cellular stiffness. In both cases, not only the stiffness of the stress fibers but also that of the whole of the cell varied. Immunofluorescence observations of myosin II and vinculin indicated that the stiffness variations induced by the regulation of cellular contractility were mainly due to rearrangements of the contractile actin network on the dorsal surface. Taken together, our findings provide evidence that the actin cytoskeletal network and its contractility features provide and modulate the mechanical stability of adherent cells.
巻・号 300(2)
ページ 396-405
公開日 2004-11-1
DOI 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.07.034
PII S0014-4827(04)00428-8
PMID 15475004
MeSH Actins / physiology Animals Cytoskeleton / metabolism Fibroblasts / cytology Fibroblasts / physiology* Fluorescent Antibody Technique Mice Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Probe Myosin Type II / metabolism NIH 3T3 Cells Time Factors Vinculin / metabolism
IF 3.383
引用数 28
WOS 分野 ONCOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 NIH3T3