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ArticleiScience2020

Supracellular Actomyosin Mediates Cell-Cell Communication and Shapes Collective Migratory Morphology.

Heng Wang, Xuan Guo, Xianping Wang, Xiaobo Wang, Jiong Chen

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Heng WangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, 12 Xue-fu Road, Nanjing 210061, China. Electronic address: wangheng@nicemice.cn.
Xuan GuoState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, 12 Xue-fu Road, Nanjing 210061, China.
Xianping WangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, 12 Xue-fu Road, Nanjing 210061, China.
Xiaobo WangLBCMCP, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France.
Jiong ChenState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animals for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, 12 Xue-fu Road, Nanjing 210061, China. Electronic address: chenjiong@nju.edu.cn.
Model Animal Research Center · CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During collective cell migration, front cells tend to extend a predominant leading protrusion, which is rarely present in cells at the side or rear positions. Using Drosophila border cells (BCs) as a model system of collective migration, we revealed the presence of a supracellular actomyosin network at the peripheral surface of BC clusters. We demonstrated that the Myosin II-mediated mechanical tension as exerted by this peripheral supracellular network not only mediated cell-cell communication between leading BC and non-leading BCs but also restrained formation of prominent protrusions at non-leading BCs. Further analysis revealed that a cytoplasmic dendritic actin network that depends on the function of Arp2/3 complex interacted with the actomyosin network. Together, our data suggest that the outward pushing or protrusive force as generated from Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerization and the inward restraining force as produced from the supracellular actomyosin network together determine the collective and polarized morphology of migratory BCs.

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Biological SciencesCell BiologyFunctional Aspects of Cell BiologyOrganizational Aspects of Cell Biology

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PMID32535019
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