Edward Felder
Mechanical strain of alveolar type II cells in culture: changes in the transcellular cytokeratin network and adaptations
Felder, Edward; Siebenbrunner, Marcus; Busch, Tobias; Fois, Giorgio; Miklavc, Pika; Walther, Paul; Dietl, Paul
Authors
Marcus Siebenbrunner
Tobias Busch
Giorgio Fois
Dr Pika Miklavc P.Miklavc@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer
Paul Walther
Paul Dietl
Abstract
Mechanical forces exert multiple effects in cells, ranging from altered protein expression patterns to cell damage and death. Despite undisputable biological importance, little is known about structural changes in cells subjected to strain ex vivo. Here, we undertake the first transmission electron microscopy investigation combined with fluorescence imaging on pulmonary alveolar type II cells that are subjected to equibiaxial strain. When cells are investigated immediately after stretch, we demonstrate that curved cytokeratin (CK) fibers are straightened out at 10% increase in cell surface area (CSA) and that this is accompanied by a widened extracellular gap of desmosomes–the insertion points of CK fibers. Surprisingly, a CSA increase by 20% led to higher fiber curvatures of CK fibers and a concurrent return of the desmosomal gap to normal values. Since 20% CSA increase also induced a significant phosphorylation of CK8-ser431, we suggest CK phosphorylation might lower the tensile force of the transcellular CK network, which could explain the morphological observations. Stretch durations of 5 min caused membrane injury in up to 24% of the cells stretched by 30%, but the CK network remained surprisingly intact even in dead cells. We conclude that CK and desmosomes constitute a strong transcellular scaffold that survives cell death and hypothesize that phosphorylation of CK fibers is a mechano-induced adaptive mechanism to maintain epithelial overall integrity.
Citation
Felder, E., Siebenbrunner, M., Busch, T., Fois, G., Miklavc, P., Walther, P., & Dietl, P. (2008). Mechanical strain of alveolar type II cells in culture: changes in the transcellular cytokeratin network and adaptations. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 295(5), L849-L857. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00503.2007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2008-11 |
Deposit Date | Mar 4, 2024 |
Journal | American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology |
Print ISSN | 1040-0605 |
Electronic ISSN | 1522-1504 |
Publisher | American Physiological Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 295 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | L849-L857 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00503.2007 |
Keywords | Cell Biology; Physiology (medical); Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Physiology |
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