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ArticleConvergent science physical oncology2016

Collective cell migration over long time scales reveals distinct phenotypes.

R M Lee, C H Stuelten, C A Parent, W Losert

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Article in Convergent science physical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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  9. Using the Dot Assay to Analyze Migration of Cell Sheets.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2017
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4 authors.

R M LeeDepartment of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
C H StueltenLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
C A ParentLaboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
W LosertDepartment of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.

Funding

Training Grant in Cancer BiologyT32CA154274 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Toni M Antalis, CURT I CIVIN · 2011 to 2026
$6.8M
Using Controlled 2D and 3D Nanotopography to Unravel Tactile Senses of Motile CelR01GM085574 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI FOURKAS, JOHN T, LOSERT, WOLFGANG · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMigratory phenotypes of metastasizing tumor cells include single and collective cell migration. While migration of tumor cells is generally less cooperative than that of normal epithelial cells, our understanding of precisely how they differ in long time behavior is incomplete.

objectivesWe measure in a model system how cancer progression affects collective migration on long time scales, and determine how perturbation of cell-cell adhesions, specifically reduced E-cadherin expression, affects the collective migration phenotype.

methodsTime lapse imaging of cellular sheets and particle image velocimetry (PIV) are used to quantitatively study the dynamics of cell motion over ten hours. Long time dynamics are measured via finite time Lyapunov exponents (FTLE) and changes in FTLE with time.

resultsWe find that non-malignant MCF10A cells are distinguished from malignant MCF10CA1a cells by both their short time (minutes) and long time (hours) dynamics. In addition, short time dynamics distinguish non-malignant E-cadherin knockdown cells from the control, but long time dynamics and increasing spatial correlations remain unchanged. DISCUSSION: Epithelial sheet collective behavior includes long time dynamics that cannot be captured by metrics that assess cooperativity based on short time dynamics, such as instantaneous speed or directionality. The use of metrics incorporating migration data over hours instead of minutes allows us to more precisely describe how E-cadherin, a clinically relevant adhesion molecule, affects collective migration. We predict that the long time scale metrics described here will be more robust and predictive of malignant behavior than analysis of instantaneous velocity fields alone.

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biophysicscancer progressioncollective migration

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PMID29657838
PMCPMC5895103

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