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ArticleScience immunology2026

Adaptive motility enables neutrophils to rapidly navigate confined capillaries.

Mathieu Deygas, Mathilde Bernard, Pierre Nivoit, Henry De Belly, Alexandre Deslys, Theresa Jakuszeit, Damien Cuvelier, Moira Garcia-Gomez, Lucie Barbier, Li Wang and 18 more

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28 authors.

Mathieu DeygasInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3417-8133
Mathilde BernardInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1158-7623
Pierre NivoitInstitut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR1225, Pathogenesis of vascular infections, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4893-6348
Henry De BellyCardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2452-4450
Alexandre DeslysLeukomotion Lab, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1151, CNRS UMR-S8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0001-3241-035X
Theresa JakuszeitInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3848-7486
Damien CuvelierSorbonne University, Institut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9875-1467
Moira Garcia-GomezLeukomotion Lab, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1151, CNRS UMR-S8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0000-2221-9423
Lucie BarbierInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-7102-3566
Li WangInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9646-4536
Mathieu MaurinInstitut Curie, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3555-6247
Emmanuel TejerinaLeukomotion Lab, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1151, CNRS UMR-S8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8673-1493
Oumaima BaazizLeukomotion Lab, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1151, CNRS UMR-S8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0000-2958-0879
Emmanuel TerriacInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8769-242X
Rafaele AttiaInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0009-0005-1588-814X
Anna KniazevaInstitut Curie, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France.
Serge GarbayLeukomotion Lab, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR-S1151, CNRS UMR-S8253, Institut Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-1396-8438
Marina Ortega-ZaperoLamImSys Laboratory, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7358-3265
Angela SaezLamImSys Laboratory, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9189-4737
Raquel Gomez-BrisLamImSys Laboratory, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6665-7732
Pilar GonzaloCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8811-8369
Jose M Gonzalez-GranadoLamImSys Laboratory, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1177-869X
Vicente AndrésCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0125-7209
Orion D WeinerCardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1778-6543
Ana-Maria Lennon-DuménilInstitut Curie, INSERM U932, PSL Research University, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8220-4482
Guillaume DuménilInstitut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, INSERM UMR1225, Pathogenesis of vascular infections, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9174-9110
Matthieu PielInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2848-177X
Pablo VargasInstitut Curie and Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6475-494X

Funding

Cellular Decision Making Diversity SupplementR35GM118167 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Orion D Weiner · 2016 to 2026
$10.3M
Membrane tension as a long-range integrator of cell physiologyK99GM154115 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DE BELLY, HENRY · 2024 to 2025
$239k
NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM154115NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118167
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To reach inflamed tissues, neutrophils must traverse capillaries as narrow as 2 micrometers. However, how they do so without compromising blood flow or capillary function has remained unclear. By combining intravital live-cell imaging with biomimetic microdevices, we show that neutrophils maintain migration speed in capillaries across increasing levels of confinement. This behavior was not shared by other leukocytes and was independent of nuclear properties. Instead, confinement rapidly engaged Rho-dependent actomyosin contractility at the cell rear, thereby offsetting the increased mechanical resistance imposed by confinement. Disrupting this adaptive response caused neutrophil jamming and eventual occlusion of confined capillary-like networks. These findings identify a neutrophil-intrinsic mechanism that couples capillary confinement to rapid migratory adaptation, helping preserve vascular patency and potentially limiting tissue dysfunction during inflammation.

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CapillariesCell MovementNeutrophilsActomyosinAnimalsHumansActomyosin

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PMID42696606
PMCPMC13676789

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