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Role for stress fiber contraction in surface tension development and stretch-activated channel regulation in C2C12 myoblasts

Role for stress fiber contraction in surface tension development and stretch-activated channel... Membrane-cytoskeleton interaction regulates transmembrane currents through stretch-activated channels (SACs); however, the mechanisms involved have not been tested in living cells. We combined atomic force microscopy, confocal immunofluorescence, and patch-clamp analysis to show that stress fibers (SFs) in C2C12 myoblasts behave as cables that, tensed by myosin II motor, activate SACs by modifying the topography and the viscoelastic (Young's modulus and hysteresis) and electrical passive (membrane capacitance, C m ) properties of the cell surface. Stimulation with sphingosine 1-phosphate to elicit SF formation, the inhibition of Rho-dependent SF formation by Y-27632 and of myosin II-driven SF contraction by blebbistatin, showed that not SF polymerization alone but the generation of tensional forces by SF contraction were involved in the stiffness response of the cell surface. Notably, this event was associated with a significant reduction in the amplitude of the cytoskeleton-mediated corrugations in the cell surface topography, suggesting a contribution of SF contraction to plasma membrane stretching. Moreover, C m , used as an index of cell surface area, showed a linear inverse relationship with cell stiffness, indicating participation of the actin cytoskeleton in plasma membrane remodeling and the ability of SF formation to cause internalization of plasma membrane patches to reduce C m and increase membrane tension. SF contraction also increased hysteresis. Together, these data provide the first experimental evidence for a crucial role of SF contraction in SAC activation. The related changes in cell viscosity may prevent SAC from abnormal activation. actin remodeling; atomic force microscopy, Young's modulus; membrane capacitance; hysteresis Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: L. Formigli, Dept. of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine, Univ. of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy (e-mail: formigli@unifi.it ) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AJP - Cell Physiology The American Physiological Society

Role for stress fiber contraction in surface tension development and stretch-activated channel regulation in C2C12 myoblasts

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The American Physiological Society
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 the American Physiological Society
ISSN
0363-6143
eISSN
1522-1563
DOI
10.1152/ajpcell.00014.2008
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18480300
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Abstract

Membrane-cytoskeleton interaction regulates transmembrane currents through stretch-activated channels (SACs); however, the mechanisms involved have not been tested in living cells. We combined atomic force microscopy, confocal immunofluorescence, and patch-clamp analysis to show that stress fibers (SFs) in C2C12 myoblasts behave as cables that, tensed by myosin II motor, activate SACs by modifying the topography and the viscoelastic (Young's modulus and hysteresis) and electrical passive (membrane capacitance, C m ) properties of the cell surface. Stimulation with sphingosine 1-phosphate to elicit SF formation, the inhibition of Rho-dependent SF formation by Y-27632 and of myosin II-driven SF contraction by blebbistatin, showed that not SF polymerization alone but the generation of tensional forces by SF contraction were involved in the stiffness response of the cell surface. Notably, this event was associated with a significant reduction in the amplitude of the cytoskeleton-mediated corrugations in the cell surface topography, suggesting a contribution of SF contraction to plasma membrane stretching. Moreover, C m , used as an index of cell surface area, showed a linear inverse relationship with cell stiffness, indicating participation of the actin cytoskeleton in plasma membrane remodeling and the ability of SF formation to cause internalization of plasma membrane patches to reduce C m and increase membrane tension. SF contraction also increased hysteresis. Together, these data provide the first experimental evidence for a crucial role of SF contraction in SAC activation. The related changes in cell viscosity may prevent SAC from abnormal activation. actin remodeling; atomic force microscopy, Young's modulus; membrane capacitance; hysteresis Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: L. Formigli, Dept. of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine, Univ. of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy (e-mail: formigli@unifi.it )

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AJP - Cell PhysiologyThe American Physiological Society

Published: Jul 1, 2008

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