Axisymmetric Drop Shape Analysis for Estimating the Surface Tension of Cell Aggregates by Centrifugation
| Autor: | A. Wilhelm Neumann, Sameh M.I. Saad, Ali Kalantarian, Hiromasa Ninomiya, Rudolf Winklbauer, Robert David |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Centrifugal force
Blastomeres Embryo Nonmammalian Materials science Notochord Biophysics Centrifugation Nanotechnology Surface finish Xenopus Proteins Surface tension Xenopus laevis Ectoderm Animals Surface Tension RNA Messenger Cells Cultured Cell Aggregation Aggregate (composite) Cadherins beta-Galactosidase Cell aggregation Cell Biophysics Cohesion (chemistry) Elongation Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Biophysical Journal. 96(4):1606-1616 |
| ISSN: | 0006-3495 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.10.064 |
| Popis: | Biological tissues behave in certain respects like liquids. Consequently, the surface tension concept can be used to explain aspects of the in vitro and in vivo behavior of multicellular aggregates. Unfortunately, conventional methods of surface tension measurement cannot be readily applied to small cell aggregates. This difficulty can be overcome by an experimentally straightforward method consisting of centrifugation followed by axisymmetric drop shape analysis (ADSA). Since the aggregates typically show roughness, standard ADSA cannot be applied and we introduce a novel numerical method called ADSA-IP (ADSA for imperfect profile) for this purpose. To examine the new methodology, embryonic tissues from the gastrula of the frog, Xenopus laevis, deformed in the centrifuge are used. It is confirmed that surface tension measurements are independent of centrifugal force and aggregate size. Surface tension is measured for ectodermal cells in four sample batches, and varies between 1.1 and 7.7 mJ/m2. Surface tension is also measured for aggregates of cells expressing cytoplasmically truncated EP/C-cadherin, and is approximately half as large. In parallel, such aggregates show a reduction in convergent extension-driven elongation after activin treatment, reflecting diminished intercellular cohesion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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