a Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China.
b School of Medical Laboratory Science, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, People's Republic of China.
Biochem Cell Biol. 2019 Aug;97(4):463-470. doi: 10.1139/bcb-2018-0263. Epub 2019 Jan 4.
During cell migration, the movement of the nucleus must be coordinated with the cytoskeletal dynamics that influence the efficiency of cell migration. Our previous study demonstrated that osteopontin (OPN) significantly promotes the migration of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). However, the mechanism that regulates nuclear mechanics of the cytoskeleton during OPN-promoted BMSC migration remains unclear. In this study, we investigated how the actin cytoskeleton influences nuclear mechanics in BMSCs. We assessed the morphology and mechanics of the nuclei in the OPN-treated BMSCs subjected to disruption or polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton. We found that disruption of actin organization by cytochalasin D (Cyto D) resulted in a decrease in the nuclear projected area and nuclear stiffness. Stabilizing the actin assembly with jasplakinolide (JASP) resulted in an increase in the nuclear projected area and nuclear stiffness. SUN1 (Sad-1/UNC-84 1) is a component of the LINC (linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton) complex involved in the connections between the nucleus and the cytoskeleton. We found that SUN1 depletion by RNAi decreased the nuclear stiffness and OPN-promoted BMSC migration. Thus, the F-actin cytoskeleton plays an important role in determining the morphology and mechanical properties of the nucleus. We suggest that the cytoskeletal-nuclear interconnectivity through SUN1 proteins plays an important role in OPN-promoted BMSC migration.
在细胞迁移过程中,细胞核的运动必须与影响细胞迁移效率的细胞骨架动力学相协调。我们之前的研究表明,骨桥蛋白(OPN)显著促进骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)的迁移。然而,OPN 促进 BMSC 迁移过程中调节细胞骨架核力学的机制尚不清楚。在这项研究中,我们研究了细胞骨架中的肌动蛋白如何影响核力学。我们评估了 OPN 处理的 BMSCs 中细胞核的形态和力学特性,这些细胞的细胞骨架中的肌动蛋白被破坏或聚合。我们发现细胞松弛素 D(Cyto D)破坏肌动蛋白组织导致核投影面积和核硬度降低。用 jasplakinolide(JASP)稳定肌动蛋白组装导致核投影面积和核硬度增加。SUN1(Sad-1/UNC-84 1)是参与核与细胞骨架之间连接的 LINC(核骨架和细胞骨架的连接)复合物的一个组成部分。我们发现 RNAi 下调 SUN1 会降低核硬度和 OPN 促进的 BMSC 迁移。因此,F-肌动蛋白细胞骨架在确定细胞核的形态和力学特性方面起着重要作用。我们认为通过 SUN1 蛋白的细胞骨架-核连接在 OPN 促进的 BMSC 迁移中起着重要作用。