{"title":"Elucidating the role of MICAL1 in pan-cancer using integrated bioinformatics and experimental approaches.","authors":"Canxuan Li, Yunfei Xiao, Jianqiu Kong, Cong Lai, Zhiliang Chen, Zhuohang Li, Weibin Xie","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2335682","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2335682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecule interacting with CasL 1 (MICAL1) is a crucial protein involved in cell motility, axon guidance, cytoskeletal dynamics, and gene transcription. This pan-cancer study analyzed MICAL1 across 33 cancer types using bioinformatics and experiments. Dysregulated expression, diagnostic potential, and prognostic value were assessed. Associations with tumor characteristics, immune factors, and drug sensitivity were explored. Enrichment analysis revealed MICAL1's involvement in metastasis, angiogenesis, metabolism, and immune pathways. Functional experiments demonstrated its impact on renal carcinoma cells. These findings position MICAL1 as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in specific cancers, warranting further investigation into its role in cancer pathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10984120/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140329700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Adhesion & MigrationPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2024.2315629
Rodney A Nichols, Amber D Ide, Cody T Morrison, Amber L Anger, Matthew J Buccilli, Cynthia K Damer
{"title":"Copine C plays a role in adhesion and streaming in <i>Dictyostelium</i>.","authors":"Rodney A Nichols, Amber D Ide, Cody T Morrison, Amber L Anger, Matthew J Buccilli, Cynthia K Damer","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2315629","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2315629","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Copines are a family of calcium-dependent membrane-binding proteins. To study these proteins, anull mutant for <i>cpnC</i> was created in <i>Dictyostelium</i>, which has six copines genes (<i>cpnA-cpnF</i>). During development, <i>cpnC<sup>-</sup></i> cells were able to aggregate, but did not form streams. Once aggregated into mounds, they formed large ring structures. <i>cpnC<sup>-</sup></i> cells were less adherent to plastic substrates, but more adherent to other cells. These phenotypes correlated with changes in adhesion protein expression with decreased expression of SibA and increased expression of CsaA in developing <i>cpnC<sup>-</sup></i> cells. We also measured the expression of RegA, a cAMP phosphodiesterase, and found that <i>cpnC<sup>-</sup></i> cells have reduced RegA expression. The reduced RegA expression in <i>cpnC<sup>-</sup></i> cells is most likely responsible for the observed phenotypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10880500/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expression and molecular insights of lima1 in cholangiocarcinoma.","authors":"Halmurat Obulkasim, Ailiya Adili, Yu Liu, Shaobin Duan","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2383068","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2383068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lim Domain and Actin Binding protein1 (lima1) influence cancer cell function. Thus far, functional role of lima1 in cholangiocarcinoma remains unknown. We used public databases, in vitro experiments, and multi-omics analysis to investigate the Lima1 in cholangiocarcinoma. Our results showed that lima1 expression is significantly upregulated and high levels of lima1 are significantly associated with vascular invasion in cholangiocarcinoma. Furthermore, lima1 knocking out inhibits the RBE cell invasion. Multi-omics data suggest that lima1 affect a broad spectrum of cancer related pathways, promoting tumor progression and metastatic ability in cholangiocarcinoma. This study provides insights into molecular associations of lima1 with tumorigenesist and establishes a preliminary picture of the correlation network in cholangiocarcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"18 1","pages":"4-17"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11290767/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141792051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Galectin-1 overexpression induces normal fibroblasts translate into cancer-associated fibroblasts and attenuates the sensitivity of anlotinib in lung cancer.","authors":"Lei Zhang, Wenbang Chen, Xiaojun Li, Gengming Wang, Fubao Xing, Xiao Zhu","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2335881","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2335881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We aimed to investigate galectin-1 overexpression induces normal fibroblasts (NFs) translates into cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Galectin-1 overexpression was conducted in Human embryonic lung fibroblasts (HFL1) cell. The motilities of H1299 and A549 cells were measured. Human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) proliferation and tube formation ability were assessed. Tumor volume and tumor weight was recorded. Cells motilities were increased, while apoptosis rates were decreased after CMs co-cultured. B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) expression level was increased, while Bcl2-associatedX (Bax) and cleaved-caspase3 decreased. CMs treatment enhanced HUVEC proliferation and tube formation. Tumor volume and weight in CMs treated mice were increased, and the sensitivity of anlotinib in co-cultured cells was decreased. Our results revealed that galectin-1 overexpression induced NFs translated into CAFs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10986763/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140334829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research.","authors":"Keerthi Kurma, Zahra Eslami-S, Catherine Alix-Panabières, Laure Cayrefourcq","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2395807","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2395807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current constraints associated with cancer diagnosis and molecular profiling, which rely on invasive tissue biopsies or clinical imaging, have spurred the emergence of the liquid biopsy field. Liquid biopsy involves the extraction of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating free or circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA or ctDNA), circulating cell-free RNA (cfRNA), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) from bodily fluid samples. Subsequently, these components undergo molecular characterization to identify biomarkers that are critical for early cancer detection, prognosis, therapeutic assessment, and post-treatment monitoring. These innovative biosources exhibit characteristics analogous to those of the primary tumor from which they originate or interact. This review comprehensively explores the diverse technologies and methodologies employed for processing these biosources, along with their principal clinical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"18 1","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11370957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William F. Dean, Rose M. Albert, Tomasz J. Nawara, Melanie Ubil, Reena R. Beggs, Alexa L. Mattheyses
{"title":"Dsg2 ectodomain organization increases throughout desmosome assembly","authors":"William F. Dean, Rose M. Albert, Tomasz J. Nawara, Melanie Ubil, Reena R. Beggs, Alexa L. Mattheyses","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2024.2333366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19336918.2024.2333366","url":null,"abstract":"Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that regulate mechanical integrity in epithelia and cardiac muscle. Dynamic desmosome remodeling is essential for wound healing and development, yet the mecha...","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140581815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Adhesion & MigrationPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2023.2276615
Urszula Hohmann, Chalid Ghadban, Julian Prell, Christian Strauss, Faramarz Dehghani, Tim Hohmann
{"title":"A toolbox to analyze collective cell migration, proliferation and cellular organization simultaneously.","authors":"Urszula Hohmann, Chalid Ghadban, Julian Prell, Christian Strauss, Faramarz Dehghani, Tim Hohmann","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2276615","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2276615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Analyses of collective cell migration and orientation phenomena are needed to assess the behavior of multicellular clusters. While some tools to the authors' knowledge none is capable to analyze collective migration, cellular orientation and proliferation in phase contrast images simultaneously.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We provide a tool based to analyze phase contrast images of dense cell layers. PIV is used to calculatevelocity fields, while the structure tensor provides cellular orientation. An artificial neural network is used to identify cell division events, allowing to correlate migratory and organizational phenomena with cell density.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The presented tool allows the simultaneous analysis of collective cell behavior from phase contrast images in terms of migration, (self-)organization and proliferation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10773533/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71520580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lymphangiogenic responses of lymphatic endothelial cells to steady direct-current electric fields.","authors":"Linbo Guan, Ping Fan, Yufeng Wang, Xinghui Liu, Rui Liu, Wandi Ma, Huai Bai","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2271260","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2271260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lymphangiogenesis plays pivotal roles in diverse physiological and pathological conditions. Steady direct-current electric fields (DC EFs) induce vascular endothelial behaviors related to angiogenesis have been observed. This study investigated the effects of DC EFs on the lymphangiogenic response of lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs). We demonstrated that EFs stimulation induced directional migration, reorientation, and elongation of human LECs in culture. These lymphangiogenic responses required VEGF receptor 3 (VEGFR-3) activation and were mediated through the PI3K-Akt, Erk1/2, and p38 MAPK signaling pathways in relation to the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton. Our results indicate that endogenous EFs may play a role in lymphangiogenesis in vivo, and VEGFR-3 signaling activation may be involved in the cellular function of LECs driven by EFs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761046/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54227795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Adhesion & MigrationPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-01DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2023.2276616
Tongfen Li, Yiqiong Wen, Qiongfen Lu, Shu Hua, Yunjiao Hou, Xiaohua Du, Yuanyuan Zheng, Shibo Sun
{"title":"MST1/2 in inflammation and immunity.","authors":"Tongfen Li, Yiqiong Wen, Qiongfen Lu, Shu Hua, Yunjiao Hou, Xiaohua Du, Yuanyuan Zheng, Shibo Sun","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2276616","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2276616","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mammalian Sterile 20-like kinase 1/2 (MST1/2) belongs to the serine/threonine (GC) protein kinase superfamily. Collective studies confirm the vital role MST1/2 in inflammation and immunity. MST1/2 is closely related to the progress of inflammation. Generally, MST1/2 aggravates the inflammatory injury through MST1-JNK, MST1-mROS, MST1-Foxo3, and NF-κB pathways, as well as several regulatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), mitochondrial extension factor 1 (MIEF1), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Moreover, MST1/2 is also involved in the regulation of immunity to balance immune activation and tolerance by regulating MST1/2-Rac, MST1-Akt1/c-myc, MST1-Foxos, MST1-STAT, Btk pathways, and lymphocyte function-related antigen 1 (LFA-1), which subsequently prevents immunodeficiency syndrome and autoimmune diseases. This article reviews the effects of MST1/2 on inflammation and immunity.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71421039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haleigh Conley, Rebecca L Till, Alix K Berglund, Samuel L Jones, M Katie Sheats
{"title":"A myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) inhibitor peptide attenuates neutrophil outside-in β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation and signaling.","authors":"Haleigh Conley, Rebecca L Till, Alix K Berglund, Samuel L Jones, M Katie Sheats","doi":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2233204","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19336918.2023.2233204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MARCKS is an actin and PIP2-binding protein that plays an essential role in neutrophil migration and adhesion; however, the molecular details regarding MARCKS function in these processes remains unclear. Neutrophil adhesion and migration also require the cell surface receptors β<sub>2</sub>-integrins. We hypothesized that MARCKS inhibition would alter neutrophil β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation and signaling. We utilized a MARCKS-targeting peptide to inhibit MARCKS in inside-out and outside-in β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation in neutrophils. MANS-mediated MARCKS inhibition had no significant effect on inside-out β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation. MANS treatment significantly attenuated ICAM-1/Mn<sup>2+</sup>-stimulated static adhesion, cell spreading and β<sub>2</sub>-integrin clustering, suggesting a role for MARCKS function in outside-in β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation. Additional work is needed to better understand the molecular mechanisms of MARCKS role in outside-in β<sub>2</sub>-integrin activation and signaling.</p>","PeriodicalId":9680,"journal":{"name":"Cell Adhesion & Migration","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fb/1c/KCAM_17_2233204.PMC10348033.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9893102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}