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_id: '7623'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: A two-dimensional mathematical model for cells migrating without adhesion
capabilities is presented and analyzed. Cells are represented by their cortex,
which is modeled as an elastic curve, subject to an internal pressure force. Net
polymerization or depolymerization in the cortex is modeled via local addition
or removal of material, driving a cortical flow. The model takes the form of a
fully nonlinear degenerate parabolic system. An existence analysis is carried
out by adapting ideas from the theory of gradient flows. Numerical simulations
show that these simple rules can account for the behavior observed in experiments,
suggesting a possible mechanical mechanism for adhesion-independent motility.
acknowledgement: This work has been supported by the Vienna Science and Technology
Fund, Grant no. LS13-029. G.J. and C.S. also acknowledge support by the Austrian
Science Fund, Grants no. W1245, F 65, and W1261, as well as by the Fondation Sciences
Mathématiques de Paris, and by Paris-Sciences-et-Lettres.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Gaspard
full_name: Jankowiak, Gaspard
last_name: Jankowiak
- first_name: Diane
full_name: Peurichard, Diane
last_name: Peurichard
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Reversat, Anne
id: 35B76592-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Reversat
orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Schmeiser, Christian
last_name: Schmeiser
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
citation:
ama: Jankowiak G, Peurichard D, Reversat A, Schmeiser C, Sixt MK. Modeling adhesion-independent
cell migration. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences. 2020;30(3):513-537.
doi:10.1142/S021820252050013X
apa: Jankowiak, G., Peurichard, D., Reversat, A., Schmeiser, C., & Sixt, M.
K. (2020). Modeling adhesion-independent cell migration. Mathematical Models
and Methods in Applied Sciences. World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/S021820252050013X
chicago: Jankowiak, Gaspard, Diane Peurichard, Anne Reversat, Christian Schmeiser,
and Michael K Sixt. “Modeling Adhesion-Independent Cell Migration.” Mathematical
Models and Methods in Applied Sciences. World Scientific, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1142/S021820252050013X.
ieee: G. Jankowiak, D. Peurichard, A. Reversat, C. Schmeiser, and M. K. Sixt, “Modeling
adhesion-independent cell migration,” Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied
Sciences, vol. 30, no. 3. World Scientific, pp. 513–537, 2020.
ista: Jankowiak G, Peurichard D, Reversat A, Schmeiser C, Sixt MK. 2020. Modeling
adhesion-independent cell migration. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied
Sciences. 30(3), 513–537.
mla: Jankowiak, Gaspard, et al. “Modeling Adhesion-Independent Cell Migration.”
Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, vol. 30, no. 3, World
Scientific, 2020, pp. 513–37, doi:10.1142/S021820252050013X.
short: G. Jankowiak, D. Peurichard, A. Reversat, C. Schmeiser, M.K. Sixt, Mathematical
Models and Methods in Applied Sciences 30 (2020) 513–537.
date_created: 2020-03-31T11:25:05Z
date_published: 2020-03-18T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-18T10:18:56Z
day: '18'
department:
- _id: MiSi
doi: 10.1142/S021820252050013X
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- '1903.09426'
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- '000525349900003'
intvolume: ' 30'
isi: 1
issue: '3'
language:
- iso: eng
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month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 513-537
project:
- _id: 25AD6156-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
grant_number: LS13-029
name: Modeling of Polarization and Motility of Leukocytes in Three-Dimensional Environments
publication: Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences
publication_identifier:
issn:
- '02182025'
publication_status: published
publisher: World Scientific
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Modeling adhesion-independent cell migration
type: journal_article
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year: '2020'
...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Eukaryotic cells migrate by coupling the intracellular force of the actin
cytoskeleton to the environment. While force coupling is usually mediated by transmembrane
adhesion receptors, especially those of the integrin family, amoeboid cells such
as leukocytes can migrate extremely fast despite very low adhesive forces1. Here
we show that leukocytes cannot only migrate under low adhesion but can also transmit
forces in the complete absence of transmembrane force coupling. When confined
within three-dimensional environments, they use the topographical features of
the substrate to propel themselves. Here the retrograde flow of the actin cytoskeleton
follows the texture of the substrate, creating retrograde shear forces that are
sufficient to drive the cell body forwards. Notably, adhesion-dependent and adhesion-independent
migration are not mutually exclusive, but rather are variants of the same principle
of coupling retrograde actin flow to the environment and thus can potentially
operate interchangeably and simultaneously. As adhesion-free migration is independent
of the chemical composition of the environment, it renders cells completely autonomous
in their locomotive behaviour.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: Bio
- _id: LifeSc
- _id: M-Shop
acknowledgement: We thank A. Leithner and J. Renkawitz for discussion and critical
reading of the manuscript; J. Schwarz and M. Mehling for establishing the microfluidic
setups; the Bioimaging Facility of IST Austria for excellent support, as well as
the Life Science Facility and the Miba Machine Shop of IST Austria; and F. N. Arslan,
L. E. Burnett and L. Li for their work during their rotation in the IST PhD programme.
This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC StG 281556 and CoG
724373) to M.S. and grants from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF P29911) and the WWTF
to M.S. M.H. was supported by the European Regional Development Fund Project (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000476).
F.G. received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 747687.
article_processing_charge: No
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last_name: Reversat
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- first_name: Florian R
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last_name: Gärtner
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last_name: Merrin
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last_name: Stopp
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last_name: Tasciyan
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full_name: Aguilera Servin, Juan L
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last_name: Aguilera Servin
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- first_name: Ingrid
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last_name: De Vries
- first_name: Robert
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last_name: Hauschild
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- first_name: Miroslav
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last_name: Hons
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- first_name: Matthieu
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last_name: Piel
- first_name: Andrew
full_name: Callan-Jones, Andrew
last_name: Callan-Jones
- first_name: Raphael
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last_name: Voituriez
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
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ama: Reversat A, Gärtner FR, Merrin J, et al. Cellular locomotion using environmental
topography. Nature. 2020;582:582–585. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2283-z
apa: Reversat, A., Gärtner, F. R., Merrin, J., Stopp, J. A., Tasciyan, S., Aguilera
Servin, J. L., … Sixt, M. K. (2020). Cellular locomotion using environmental topography.
Nature. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2283-z
chicago: Reversat, Anne, Florian R Gärtner, Jack Merrin, Julian A Stopp, Saren Tasciyan,
Juan L Aguilera Servin, Ingrid de Vries, et al. “Cellular Locomotion Using Environmental
Topography.” Nature. Springer Nature, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2283-z.
ieee: A. Reversat et al., “Cellular locomotion using environmental topography,”
Nature, vol. 582. Springer Nature, pp. 582–585, 2020.
ista: Reversat A, Gärtner FR, Merrin J, Stopp JA, Tasciyan S, Aguilera Servin JL,
de Vries I, Hauschild R, Hons M, Piel M, Callan-Jones A, Voituriez R, Sixt MK.
2020. Cellular locomotion using environmental topography. Nature. 582, 582–585.
mla: Reversat, Anne, et al. “Cellular Locomotion Using Environmental Topography.”
Nature, vol. 582, Springer Nature, 2020, pp. 582–585, doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2283-z.
short: A. Reversat, F.R. Gärtner, J. Merrin, J.A. Stopp, S. Tasciyan, J.L. Aguilera
Servin, I. de Vries, R. Hauschild, M. Hons, M. Piel, A. Callan-Jones, R. Voituriez,
M.K. Sixt, Nature 582 (2020) 582–585.
date_created: 2020-05-24T22:01:01Z
date_published: 2020-06-25T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-28T23:30:24Z
day: '25'
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...
---
_id: '5672'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The release of IgM is the first line of an antibody response and precedes
the generation of high affinity IgG in germinal centers. Once secreted by freshly
activated plasmablasts, IgM is released into the efferent lymph of reactive lymph
nodes as early as 3 d after immunization. As pentameric IgM has an enormous size
of 1,000 kD, its diffusibility is low, and one might wonder how it can pass through
the densely lymphocyte-packed environment of a lymph node parenchyma in order
to reach its exit. In this issue of JEM, Thierry et al. show that, in order to
reach the blood stream, IgM molecules take a specific micro-anatomical route via
lymph node conduits.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
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full_name: Reversat, Anne
id: 35B76592-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Reversat
orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
citation:
ama: Reversat A, Sixt MK. IgM’s exit route. Journal of Experimental Medicine.
2018;215(12):2959-2961. doi:10.1084/jem.20181934
apa: Reversat, A., & Sixt, M. K. (2018). IgM’s exit route. Journal of Experimental
Medicine. Rockefeller University Press. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20181934
chicago: Reversat, Anne, and Michael K Sixt. “IgM’s Exit Route.” Journal of Experimental
Medicine. Rockefeller University Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20181934.
ieee: A. Reversat and M. K. Sixt, “IgM’s exit route,” Journal of Experimental
Medicine, vol. 215, no. 12. Rockefeller University Press, pp. 2959–2961, 2018.
ista: Reversat A, Sixt MK. 2018. IgM’s exit route. Journal of Experimental Medicine.
215(12), 2959–2961.
mla: Reversat, Anne, and Michael K. Sixt. “IgM’s Exit Route.” Journal of Experimental
Medicine, vol. 215, no. 12, Rockefeller University Press, 2018, pp. 2959–61,
doi:10.1084/jem.20181934.
short: A. Reversat, M.K. Sixt, Journal of Experimental Medicine 215 (2018) 2959–2961.
date_created: 2018-12-16T22:59:18Z
date_published: 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Cells migrating in multicellular organisms steadily traverse complex three-dimensional
(3D) environments. To decipher the underlying cell biology, current experimental
setups either use simplified 2D, tissue-mimetic 3D (e.g., collagen matrices) or
in vivo environments. While only in vivo experiments are truly physiological,
they do not allow for precise manipulation of environmental parameters. 2D in
vitro experiments do allow mechanical and chemical manipulations, but increasing
evidence demonstrates substantial differences of migratory mechanisms in 2D and
3D. Here, we describe simple, robust, and versatile “pillar forests” to investigate
cell migration in complex but fully controllable 3D environments. Pillar forests
are polydimethylsiloxane-based setups, in which two closely adjacent surfaces
are interconnected by arrays of micrometer-sized pillars. Changing the pillar
shape, size, height and the inter-pillar distance precisely manipulates microenvironmental
parameters (e.g., pore sizes, micro-geometry, micro-topology), while being easily
combined with chemotactic cues, surface coatings, diverse cell types and advanced
imaging techniques. Thus, pillar forests combine the advantages of 2D cell migration
assays with the precise definition of 3D environmental parameters.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
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full_name: Renkawitz, Jörg
id: 3F0587C8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Renkawitz
orcid: 0000-0003-2856-3369
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Reversat, Anne
id: 35B76592-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Reversat
orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928
- first_name: Alexander F
full_name: Leithner, Alexander F
id: 3B1B77E4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Leithner
orcid: 0000-0002-1073-744X
- first_name: Jack
full_name: Merrin, Jack
id: 4515C308-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Merrin
orcid: 0000-0001-5145-4609
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
citation:
ama: 'Renkawitz J, Reversat A, Leithner AF, Merrin J, Sixt MK. Micro-engineered
“pillar forests” to study cell migration in complex but controlled 3D environments.
In: Methods in Cell Biology. Vol 147. Academic Press; 2018:79-91. doi:10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004'
apa: Renkawitz, J., Reversat, A., Leithner, A. F., Merrin, J., & Sixt, M. K.
(2018). Micro-engineered “pillar forests” to study cell migration in complex but
controlled 3D environments. In Methods in Cell Biology (Vol. 147, pp. 79–91).
Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004
chicago: Renkawitz, Jörg, Anne Reversat, Alexander F Leithner, Jack Merrin, and
Michael K Sixt. “Micro-Engineered ‘Pillar Forests’ to Study Cell Migration in
Complex but Controlled 3D Environments.” In Methods in Cell Biology, 147:79–91.
Academic Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004.
ieee: J. Renkawitz, A. Reversat, A. F. Leithner, J. Merrin, and M. K. Sixt, “Micro-engineered
‘pillar forests’ to study cell migration in complex but controlled 3D environments,”
in Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 147, Academic Press, 2018, pp. 79–91.
ista: 'Renkawitz J, Reversat A, Leithner AF, Merrin J, Sixt MK. 2018.Micro-engineered
“pillar forests” to study cell migration in complex but controlled 3D environments.
In: Methods in Cell Biology. vol. 147, 79–91.'
mla: Renkawitz, Jörg, et al. “Micro-Engineered ‘Pillar Forests’ to Study Cell Migration
in Complex but Controlled 3D Environments.” Methods in Cell Biology, vol.
147, Academic Press, 2018, pp. 79–91, doi:10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004.
short: J. Renkawitz, A. Reversat, A.F. Leithner, J. Merrin, M.K. Sixt, in:, Methods
in Cell Biology, Academic Press, 2018, pp. 79–91.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:54Z
date_published: 2018-07-27T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-09-13T08:56:35Z
day: '27'
department:
- _id: MiSi
- _id: NanoFab
doi: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2018.07.004
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isi: 1
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month: '07'
oa_version: None
page: 79 - 91
pmid: 1
publication: Methods in Cell Biology
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0091679X
publication_status: published
publisher: Academic Press
publist_id: '7768'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Micro-engineered “pillar forests” to study cell migration in complex but controlled
3D environments
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...
---
_id: '569'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The actomyosin ring generates force to ingress the cytokinetic cleavage furrow
in animal cells, yet its filament organization and the mechanism of contractility
is not well understood. We quantified actin filament order in human cells using
fluorescence polarization microscopy and found that cleavage furrow ingression
initiates by contraction of an equatorial actin network with randomly oriented
filaments. The network subsequently gradually reoriented actin filaments along
the cell equator. This strictly depended on myosin II activity, suggesting local
network reorganization by mechanical forces. Cortical laser microsurgery revealed
that during cytokinesis progression, mechanical tension increased substantially
along the direction of the cell equator, while the network contracted laterally
along the pole-to-pole axis without a detectable increase in tension. Our data
suggest that an asymmetric increase in cortical tension promotes filament reorientation
along the cytokinetic cleavage furrow, which might have implications for diverse
other biological processes involving actomyosin rings.
article_number: e30867
author:
- first_name: Felix
full_name: Spira, Felix
last_name: Spira
- first_name: Sara
full_name: Cuylen Haering, Sara
last_name: Cuylen Haering
- first_name: Shalin
full_name: Mehta, Shalin
last_name: Mehta
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Samwer, Matthias
last_name: Samwer
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Reversat, Anne
id: 35B76592-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Reversat
orcid: 0000-0003-0666-8928
- first_name: Amitabh
full_name: Verma, Amitabh
last_name: Verma
- first_name: Rudolf
full_name: Oldenbourg, Rudolf
last_name: Oldenbourg
- first_name: Michael K
full_name: Sixt, Michael K
id: 41E9FBEA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sixt
orcid: 0000-0002-6620-9179
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Gerlich, Daniel
last_name: Gerlich
citation:
ama: Spira F, Cuylen Haering S, Mehta S, et al. Cytokinesis in vertebrate cells
initiates by contraction of an equatorial actomyosin network composed of randomly
oriented filaments. eLife. 2017;6. doi:10.7554/eLife.30867
apa: Spira, F., Cuylen Haering, S., Mehta, S., Samwer, M., Reversat, A., Verma,
A., … Gerlich, D. (2017). Cytokinesis in vertebrate cells initiates by contraction
of an equatorial actomyosin network composed of randomly oriented filaments. ELife.
eLife Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.30867
chicago: Spira, Felix, Sara Cuylen Haering, Shalin Mehta, Matthias Samwer, Anne
Reversat, Amitabh Verma, Rudolf Oldenbourg, Michael K Sixt, and Daniel Gerlich.
“Cytokinesis in Vertebrate Cells Initiates by Contraction of an Equatorial Actomyosin
Network Composed of Randomly Oriented Filaments.” ELife. eLife Sciences
Publications, 2017. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.30867.
ieee: F. Spira et al., “Cytokinesis in vertebrate cells initiates by contraction
of an equatorial actomyosin network composed of randomly oriented filaments,”
eLife, vol. 6. eLife Sciences Publications, 2017.
ista: Spira F, Cuylen Haering S, Mehta S, Samwer M, Reversat A, Verma A, Oldenbourg
R, Sixt MK, Gerlich D. 2017. Cytokinesis in vertebrate cells initiates by contraction
of an equatorial actomyosin network composed of randomly oriented filaments. eLife.
6, e30867.
mla: Spira, Felix, et al. “Cytokinesis in Vertebrate Cells Initiates by Contraction
of an Equatorial Actomyosin Network Composed of Randomly Oriented Filaments.”
ELife, vol. 6, e30867, eLife Sciences Publications, 2017, doi:10.7554/eLife.30867.
short: F. Spira, S. Cuylen Haering, S. Mehta, M. Samwer, A. Reversat, A. Verma,
R. Oldenbourg, M.K. Sixt, D. Gerlich, ELife 6 (2017).
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title: Cytokinesis in vertebrate cells initiates by contraction of an equatorial actomyosin
network composed of randomly oriented filaments
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text: Navigation of cells along gradients of guidance cues is a determining step
in many developmental and immunological processes. Gradients can either be soluble
or immobilized to tissues as demonstrated for the haptotactic migration of dendritic
cells (DCs) toward higher concentrations of immobilized chemokine CCL21. To elucidate
how gradient characteristics govern cellular response patterns, we here introduce
an in vitro system allowing to track migratory responses of DCs to precisely controlled
immobilized gradients of CCL21. We find that haptotactic sensing depends on the
absolute CCL21 concentration and local steepness of the gradient, consistent with
a scenario where DC directionality is governed by the signal-to-noise ratio of
CCL21 binding to the receptor CCR7. We find that the conditions for optimal DC
guidance are perfectly provided by the CCL21 gradients we measure in vivo. Furthermore,
we find that CCR7 signal termination by the G-protein-coupled receptor kinase
6 (GRK6) is crucial for haptotactic but dispensable for chemotactic CCL21 gradient
sensing in vitro and confirm those observations in vivo. These findings suggest
that stable, tissue-bound CCL21 gradients as sustainable “roads” ensure optimal
guidance in vivo.
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citation:
ama: Schwarz J, Bierbaum V, Vaahtomeri K, et al. Dendritic cells interpret haptotactic
chemokine gradients in a manner governed by signal to noise ratio and dependent
on GRK6. Current Biology. 2017;27(9):1314-1325. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.004
apa: Schwarz, J., Bierbaum, V., Vaahtomeri, K., Hauschild, R., Brown, M., de Vries,
I., … Sixt, M. K. (2017). Dendritic cells interpret haptotactic chemokine gradients
in a manner governed by signal to noise ratio and dependent on GRK6. Current
Biology. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.004
chicago: Schwarz, Jan, Veronika Bierbaum, Kari Vaahtomeri, Robert Hauschild, Markus
Brown, Ingrid de Vries, Alexander F Leithner, et al. “Dendritic Cells Interpret
Haptotactic Chemokine Gradients in a Manner Governed by Signal to Noise Ratio
and Dependent on GRK6.” Current Biology. Cell Press, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.004.
ieee: J. Schwarz et al., “Dendritic cells interpret haptotactic chemokine
gradients in a manner governed by signal to noise ratio and dependent on GRK6,”
Current Biology, vol. 27, no. 9. Cell Press, pp. 1314–1325, 2017.
ista: Schwarz J, Bierbaum V, Vaahtomeri K, Hauschild R, Brown M, de Vries I, Leithner
AF, Reversat A, Merrin J, Tarrant T, Bollenbach MT, Sixt MK. 2017. Dendritic cells
interpret haptotactic chemokine gradients in a manner governed by signal to noise
ratio and dependent on GRK6. Current Biology. 27(9), 1314–1325.
mla: Schwarz, Jan, et al. “Dendritic Cells Interpret Haptotactic Chemokine Gradients
in a Manner Governed by Signal to Noise Ratio and Dependent on GRK6.” Current
Biology, vol. 27, no. 9, Cell Press, 2017, pp. 1314–25, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.004.
short: J. Schwarz, V. Bierbaum, K. Vaahtomeri, R. Hauschild, M. Brown, I. de Vries,
A.F. Leithner, A. Reversat, J. Merrin, T. Tarrant, M.T. Bollenbach, M.K. Sixt,
Current Biology 27 (2017) 1314–1325.
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title: Dendritic cells interpret haptotactic chemokine gradients in a manner governed
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text: Most migrating cells extrude their front by the force of actin polymerization.
Polymerization requires an initial nucleation step, which is mediated by factors
establishing either parallel filaments in the case of filopodia or branched filaments
that form the branched lamellipodial network. Branches are considered essential
for regular cell motility and are initiated by the Arp2/3 complex, which in turn
is activated by nucleation-promoting factors of the WASP and WAVE families. Here
we employed rapid amoeboid crawling leukocytes and found that deletion of the
WAVE complex eliminated actin branching and thus lamellipodia formation. The cells
were left with parallel filaments at the leading edge, which translated, depending
on the differentiation status of the cell, into a unipolar pointed cell shape
or cells with multiple filopodia. Remarkably, unipolar cells migrated with increased
speed and enormous directional persistence, while they were unable to turn towards
chemotactic gradients. Cells with multiple filopodia retained chemotactic activity
but their migration was progressively impaired with increasing geometrical complexity
of the extracellular environment. These findings establish that diversified leading
edge protrusions serve as explorative structures while they slow down actual locomotion.
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acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Priority Program SP 1464 to T.E.B.S. and M.S., and European Research Council (ERC
GA 281556) and Human Frontiers Program grants to M.S.\r\nService Units of IST Austria
for excellent technical support."
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- first_name: Dontscho
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ama: Leithner AF, Eichner A, Müller J, et al. Diversified actin protrusions promote
environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes. Nature
Cell Biology. 2016;18:1253-1259. doi:10.1038/ncb3426
apa: Leithner, A. F., Eichner, A., Müller, J., Reversat, A., Brown, M., Schwarz,
J., … Sixt, M. K. (2016). Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental
exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes. Nature Cell Biology.
Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3426
chicago: Leithner, Alexander F, Alexander Eichner, Jan Müller, Anne Reversat, Markus
Brown, Jan Schwarz, Jack Merrin, et al. “Diversified Actin Protrusions Promote
Environmental Exploration but Are Dispensable for Locomotion of Leukocytes.” Nature
Cell Biology. Nature Publishing Group, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3426.
ieee: A. F. Leithner et al., “Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental
exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes,” Nature Cell
Biology, vol. 18. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 1253–1259, 2016.
ista: Leithner AF, Eichner A, Müller J, Reversat A, Brown M, Schwarz J, Merrin J,
De Gorter D, Schur FK, Bayerl J, de Vries I, Wieser S, Hauschild R, Lai F, Moser
M, Kerjaschki D, Rottner K, Small V, Stradal T, Sixt MK. 2016. Diversified actin
protrusions promote environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion
of leukocytes. Nature Cell Biology. 18, 1253–1259.
mla: Leithner, Alexander F., et al. “Diversified Actin Protrusions Promote Environmental
Exploration but Are Dispensable for Locomotion of Leukocytes.” Nature Cell
Biology, vol. 18, Nature Publishing Group, 2016, pp. 1253–59, doi:10.1038/ncb3426.
short: A.F. Leithner, A. Eichner, J. Müller, A. Reversat, M. Brown, J. Schwarz,
J. Merrin, D. De Gorter, F.K. Schur, J. Bayerl, I. de Vries, S. Wieser, R. Hauschild,
F. Lai, M. Moser, D. Kerjaschki, K. Rottner, V. Small, T. Stradal, M.K. Sixt,
Nature Cell Biology 18 (2016) 1253–1259.
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