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ArticleCell proliferation2020

Spatial high resolution of actin filament organization by PeakForce atomic force microscopy.

Lin Liu, Yuhui Wei, Jingyuan Liu, Kaizhe Wang, Jinjin Zhang, Ping Zhang, Yi Zhou, Bin Li

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Article in Cell proliferation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lin LiuDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1193-3098
Yuhui WeiDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jingyuan LiuFourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Kaizhe WangDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jinjin ZhangDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Ping ZhangDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yi ZhouSchool of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Bin LiDivision of Physical Biology & Bioimaging Centre, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, CAS Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics · CNAir Force Medical University · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences QYZDJ-SSW-SLH019Lu JIAXi International Team Program Supported by the KC Wong Education FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of China 31670871, 21675167Open Large Infrastructure Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the heterogeneous feature of actin filaments (ACFs) associated with the cellular membrane in HeLa and HCT-116 cells at the nanoscale level. MATERIALS AND

methodsFluorescence microscopy coupled with atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to identify and characterize ACFs of cells. The distribution of ACFs was detected by Fluor-488-phalloidin-labelled actin. The morphology of the ACFs was probed by AFM images. The spatial correlation of the microvilli and ACFs was explored with different forces of AFM loading on cells.

resultsIntricate but ordered structures of the actin cytoskeletons associated with cellular membrane were characterized and revealed. Two different layers of ACFs with distinct structural organizations were directly observed in HCT-116 and HeLa cells. Bundle-shaped ACFs protruding the cellular membrane forming the microvilli, and the network ACFs underneath the cellular membrane were resolved with high resolution under near-physiological conditions. Approximately 14 nm lateral resolution was achieved when imaging single ACF beneath the cellular membrane. On the basis of the observed spatial distribution of the ultrastructure of the ACF organization, a model for this organization of ACFs was proposed.

conclusionsWe revealed the two layers of the ACF organization in Hela and HCT-116 cells. The resolved heterogeneous structures at the nanoscale level provide a spatial view of the ACFs, which would contribute to the understanding of the essential biological functions of the actin cytoskeleton.

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Microscopy, Atomic ForceStaining and LabelingActin CytoskeletonHCT116 CellsHeLa CellsHumansactin filamentatomic force microscopyheterogeneous structureshigh resolutionmicrovilli

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