Journal
INTERFACE FOCUS
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2013.0069
Keywords
cell contraction; calcium; cortical tension; myeloid precursor cell; optical stretcher; cell rheology
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- EU Marie Curie Initial Training Networks TRANSPOL
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- 'LightTouch' Starting Investigator Grant of the European Research Council
- Humboldt Professorship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Human Frontier Science Program
- Cluster of Excellence EAM at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
- German Research Foundation (DFG) in the framework of its Excellence Initiative
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A cell is a complex material whose mechanical properties are essential for its normal functions. Heating can have a dramatic effect on these mechanical properties, similar to its impact on the dynamics of artificial polymer networks. We investigated such mechanical changes by the use of a microfluidic optical stretcher, which allowed us to probe cell mechanics when the cells were subjected to different heating conditions at different time scales. We find that HL60/ S4 myeloid precursor cells become mechanically more compliant and fluid-likewhen subjected to either a sudden laser-induced temperature increase or prolonged exposure to higher ambient temperature. Above a critical temperature of 52 +/- 18 degrees C, we observed active cell contraction, which was strongly correlatedwith calciuminflux through temperature-sensitive transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 (TRPV2) ion channels, followed by a subsequent expansion in cell volume. The change from passive to active cellular response can be effectively described by a mechanical model incorporating both active stress and viscoelastic components. Our work highlights the role of TRPV2 in regulating the thermomechanical response of cells. It also offers insights into how cortical tension and osmotic pressure govern cell mechanics and regulate cell-shape changes in response to heat and mechanical stress.
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