Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing
Abstract Cells adhere to the surrounding tissue and probe its mechanical properties by forming cell-matrix adhesions. Talin is a critical adhesion protein and participates in the transmission of mechanical signals between extracellular matrix and cell cytoskeleton. Force induced unfolding of talin r...
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doaj-33e0adba084842f4828dc8e78f0a50532020-12-08T00:52:22ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222017-06-017111510.1038/s41598-017-03335-2Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensingRolle Rahikainen0Magdaléna von Essen1Markus Schaefer2Lei Qi3Latifeh Azizi4Conor Kelly5Teemu O. Ihalainen6Bernhard Wehrle-Haller7Martin Bastmeyer8Cai Huang9Vesa P. Hytönen10Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesZoological Institute, Cell- and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG)Markey Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of KentuckyFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesDepartment of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of GenevaZoological Institute, Cell- and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG)Markey Cancer Center and Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of KentuckyFaculty of Medicine and Life Sciences and BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Finland and Fimlab LaboratoriesAbstract Cells adhere to the surrounding tissue and probe its mechanical properties by forming cell-matrix adhesions. Talin is a critical adhesion protein and participates in the transmission of mechanical signals between extracellular matrix and cell cytoskeleton. Force induced unfolding of talin rod subdomains has been proposed to act as a cellular mechanosensor, but so far evidence linking their mechanical stability and cellular response has been lacking. Here, by utilizing computationally designed mutations, we demonstrate that stepwise destabilization of the talin rod R3 subdomain decreases cellular traction force generation, which affects talin and vinculin dynamics in cell-matrix adhesions and results in the formation of talin-rich but unstable adhesions. We observed a connection between talin stability and the rate of cell migration and also found that talin destabilization affects the usage of different integrin subtypes and sensing of extracellular matrix proteins. Experiments with truncated forms of talin confirm the mechanosensory role of the talin R3 subdomain and exclude the possibility that the observed effects are caused by the release of talin head-rod autoinhibition. In conclusion, this study provides evidence into how the controlled talin rod domain unfolding acts as a key regulator of adhesion structure and function and consequently controls central cellular processes such as cell migration and substrate sensing.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03335-2 |
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Rolle Rahikainen Magdaléna von Essen Markus Schaefer Lei Qi Latifeh Azizi Conor Kelly Teemu O. Ihalainen Bernhard Wehrle-Haller Martin Bastmeyer Cai Huang Vesa P. Hytönen Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing Scientific Reports |
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Rolle Rahikainen Magdaléna von Essen Markus Schaefer Lei Qi Latifeh Azizi Conor Kelly Teemu O. Ihalainen Bernhard Wehrle-Haller Martin Bastmeyer Cai Huang Vesa P. Hytönen |
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Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing |
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Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing |
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Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing |
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Mechanical stability of talin rod controls cell migration and substrate sensing |
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Abstract Cells adhere to the surrounding tissue and probe its mechanical properties by forming cell-matrix adhesions. Talin is a critical adhesion protein and participates in the transmission of mechanical signals between extracellular matrix and cell cytoskeleton. Force induced unfolding of talin rod subdomains has been proposed to act as a cellular mechanosensor, but so far evidence linking their mechanical stability and cellular response has been lacking. Here, by utilizing computationally designed mutations, we demonstrate that stepwise destabilization of the talin rod R3 subdomain decreases cellular traction force generation, which affects talin and vinculin dynamics in cell-matrix adhesions and results in the formation of talin-rich but unstable adhesions. We observed a connection between talin stability and the rate of cell migration and also found that talin destabilization affects the usage of different integrin subtypes and sensing of extracellular matrix proteins. Experiments with truncated forms of talin confirm the mechanosensory role of the talin R3 subdomain and exclude the possibility that the observed effects are caused by the release of talin head-rod autoinhibition. In conclusion, this study provides evidence into how the controlled talin rod domain unfolding acts as a key regulator of adhesion structure and function and consequently controls central cellular processes such as cell migration and substrate sensing. |
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