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Heo CH, Bak SY, Kim Y, Ok MR, Kim SY. Development of an integrin α v-based universal marker, capable of both prediction and direction of stem cell fate. Acta Biomater 2023; 166:291-300. [PMID: 37137404 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Integrin-mediated focal adhesion (FA) and subsequent cytoskeletal reorganization influence cell morphology, migration, and ultimately cell fate. Previous studies have used various patterned surfaces with defined macroscopic cell shapes or nanoscopic FA distributions to explore how different substrates affect the fate of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). However, there is currently no straightforward relationship between BMSC cell fates induced by patterned surfaces and FA distribution substrates. In this study, we conducted single-cell image analysis of integrin αv-mediated FA and cell morphological features of BMSCs during biochemically induced differentiation. This enabled the identification of distinct FA features that can discriminate between osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation, demonstrating that integrin αv-mediated focal adhesion (FA) can be used as a non-invasive biomarker for real time observation. Based on these results, we developed an organized microscale fibronectin (FN) patterned surface where the fate of BMSC could be precisely manipulated by these FA features. Notably, even in the absence of any biochemical inducers, such as those contained in the differentiation medium, BMSCs cultured on these FN patterned surfaces exhibited upregulation of differentiation markers comparable to BMSCs cultured using conventional differentiation methods. Therefore, the present study reveals the application of these FA features as universal markers not only for predicting differentiation status, but also for regulating cell fate by precisely controlling the FA features with a new cell culture platform. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Although the effects of material physiochemical properties on cell morphology and subsequent cell fate decisions have been extensively studied, a simple yet intuitive correlation between cellular features and differentiation remains unavailable. We present a single cell image-based strategy for predicting and directing stem cell fate. By using a specific integrin isoform, integrin αv, we identified distinct geometric features that can be used as a marker for discriminating between osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation in real-time. From these data, new cell culture platforms capable of regulating cell fate by precisely controlling FA features and cell area can be developed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheol Ho Heo
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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- Chemical and Biological Integrative Research Center, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
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Molugu K, Harkness T, Carlson-Stevermer J, Prestil R, Piscopo NJ, Seymour SK, Knight GT, Ashton RS, Saha K. Tracking and Predicting Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming Using Nuclear Characteristics. Biophys J 2019; 118:2086-2102. [PMID: 31699335 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Reprogramming of human somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) generates valuable resources for disease modeling, toxicology, cell therapy, and regenerative medicine. However, the reprogramming process can be stochastic and inefficient, creating many partially reprogrammed intermediates and non-reprogrammed cells in addition to fully reprogrammed iPSCs. Much of the work to identify, evaluate, and enrich for iPSCs during reprogramming relies on methods that fix, destroy, or singularize cell cultures, thereby disrupting each cell's microenvironment. Here, we develop a micropatterned substrate that allows for dynamic live-cell microscopy of hundreds of cell subpopulations undergoing reprogramming while preserving many of the biophysical and biochemical cues within the cells' microenvironment. On this substrate, we were able to both watch and physically confine cells into discrete islands during the reprogramming of human somatic cells from skin biopsies and blood draws obtained from healthy donors. Using high-content analysis, we identified a combination of eight nuclear characteristics that can be used to generate a computational model to predict the progression of reprogramming and distinguish partially reprogrammed cells from those that are fully reprogrammed. This approach to track reprogramming in situ using micropatterned substrates could aid in biomanufacturing of therapeutically relevant iPSCs and be used to elucidate multiscale cellular changes (cell-cell interactions as well as subcellular changes) that accompany human cell fate transitions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kaivalya Molugu
- Graduate Program in Biophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
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Xu J, Liu Y. A guide to visualizing the spatial epigenome with super-resolution microscopy. FEBS J 2019; 286:3095-3109. [PMID: 31127980 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Genomic DNA in eukaryotic cells is tightly compacted with histone proteins into nucleosomes, which are further packaged into the higher-order chromatin structure. The physical structuring of chromatin is highly dynamic and regulated by a large number of epigenetic modifications in response to various environmental exposures, both in normal development and pathological processes such as aging and cancer. Higher-order chromatin structure has been indirectly inferred by conventional bulk biochemical assays on cell populations, which do not allow direct visualization of the spatial information of epigenomics (referred to as spatial epigenomics). With recent advances in super-resolution microscopy, the higher-order chromatin structure can now be visualized in vivo at an unprecedent resolution. This opens up new opportunities to study physical compaction of 3D chromatin structure in single cells, maintaining a well-preserved spatial context of tissue microenvironment. This review discusses the recent application of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy to investigate the higher-order chromatin structure of different epigenomic states. We also envision the synergistic integration of super-resolution microscopy and high-throughput genomic technologies for the analysis of spatial epigenomics to fully understand the genome function in normal biological processes and diseases.
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- Jianquan Xu
- Biomedical Optical Imaging Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Biomedical Optical Imaging Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Clément C, Orsi GA, Gatto A, Boyarchuk E, Forest A, Hajj B, Miné-Hattab J, Garnier M, Gurard-Levin ZA, Quivy JP, Almouzni G. High-resolution visualization of H3 variants during replication reveals their controlled recycling. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3181. [PMID: 30093638 PMCID: PMC6085313 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05697-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
DNA replication is a challenge for the faithful transmission of parental information to daughter cells, as both DNA and chromatin organization must be duplicated. Replication stress further complicates the safeguard of epigenome integrity. Here, we investigate the transmission of the histone variants H3.3 and H3.1 during replication. We follow their distribution relative to replication timing, first in the genome and, second, in 3D using super-resolution microscopy. We find that H3.3 and H3.1 mark early- and late-replicating chromatin, respectively. In the nucleus, H3.3 forms domains, which decrease in density throughout replication, while H3.1 domains increase in density. Hydroxyurea impairs local recycling of parental histones at replication sites. Similarly, depleting the histone chaperone ASF1 affects recycling, leading to an impaired histone variant landscape. We discuss how faithful transmission of histone variants involves ASF1 and can be impacted by replication stress, with ensuing consequences for cell fate and tumorigenesis. Epigenetic modifications are a key contributor to cell identity, and their propagation is crucial for proper development. Here the authors use a super-resolution microscopy approach to reveal how histone variants are faithfully transmitted during genome duplication, and reveal an important role for the histone chaperone ASF1 in the redistribution of parental histones.
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Affiliation(s)
- Camille Clément
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR168, Laboratoire Physico-Chimie, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France.,Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France.,Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France.,SAMDI Tech, Inc., Chicago, IL, 60657, USA
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR3664, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75005, Paris, France. .,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR3664, F-75005, Paris, France.
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