Modulation of Signal Transduction by Nano-Topography

纳米形貌调制信号转导

基本信息

批准号：
7922386
负责人：
CHRISTOPHER John MURPHY
金额：
$ 40.92万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2006
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2006-09-01 至 2012-09-29
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7922386
关键词：
Address Adhesions Adhesives Advanced Development Affect Architecture Basement membrane Behavior Binding Biological Assay Biomechanics Cell Adhesion Molecules Cell Proliferation Cell membrane Cells Cellular biology Characteristics Complex Cornea Cues Data Development Dimensions Elements Engineering Epithelial Cells Event Family Figs - dietary Focal Adhesions Guanosine Triphosphate Phosphohydrolases Integrins Intervention Laboratories Length MAP Kinase Gene MAPK14 gene Maintenance Mediating Nanotopography PTK2 gene Pathway interactions Pattern Phosphorylation Phosphotransferases Play Prosthesis RNA Interference Reporting Research Personnel Role Signal Pathway Signal Transduction Signaling Molecule Silicon Subgroup Surface Testing Time Tissue Engineering Tissues Western Blotting Width Work cell behavior corneal epithelium density gene therapy member migration nanoscale novel strategies receptor response rho submicron syndecan synthetic polymer Bioplex time use

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION: A fundamental question in cell biology is how surface topography regulates cell behavior. Our previous and ongoing work has focused on defining the topography of native basement membranes and determining the "phenotypic impact" of biologically relevant length scales on modulating corneal epithelial cell behaviors. Using silicon surfaces patterned with grooves and ridges, we have shown that biologic length scale topographic features modulate corneal epithelial cell orientation, adhesion, migration and proliferation. Topography also influences the architecture and orientation of focal adhesions as well as the distribution and orientation of cytoskeletal elements within the cell. Importantly, we have demonstrated that a transition in the cellular response to topography for many behaviors occurs at approx. 1,200 nm pitch (pitch = ridge + groove width) with the greatest impact of topography generally occurring in the nanoscale range, the range of feature sizes found in the native basement membrane. It is possible that the observed effects are caused directly (e.g. biomechanical transduction events initiated at the cell membrane) and/or indirectly (e.g. the topography of the substratum dictates the density and/or distribution of adhesion complexes which in turn modulate cell behaviors). Preliminary data support the central hypothesis that nanoscale (1-100 nm) and submicron (< 1 mu m) topographic features of the substratum, characteristic of those found in the native corneal basement membranes, constrain focal contact architecture resulting in altered signaling and cellular responses. These studies have relevance to our fundamental understanding of the role that topographic cues play in the normal development and maintenance of the corneal epithelium. Furthermore, data generated will contribute to the genesis of novel strategies in tissue engineering and advance the development of ocular prosthetics. We have assembled a strong interdisciplinary team of senior investigators to test the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Integrins and syndecans mediate cellular responses to topographic cues. Hypothesis 2: The scale of topographic features modulates the activity of the Ras superfamily of GTPases. Hypothesis 3: The scale of topographic features modulates matrix receptor kinase targets that, in turn, modulate cell behaviors.

描述：细胞生物学中的一个基本问题是表面形象如何调节细胞行为。我们以前的和正在进行的工作集中在定义天然地下膜的地形，并确定生物学相关长度尺度对调节角膜上皮细胞行为的“表型影响”。使用硅质表面，带有凹槽和脊，我们表明生物长度尺度的地形特征可以调节角膜上皮细胞取向，粘附，迁移和增殖。地形还影响局灶性粘连的结构和取向，以及细胞内细胞骨架元件的分布和方向。重要的是，我们已经证明了许多行为的细胞对地形反应的过渡发生在大约。 1,200 nm的螺距（螺距=山脊 +凹槽宽度），地形通常发生在纳米级范围内，这是本地基底膜中发现的特征大小的范围。观察到的效果可能是直接引起的（例如，在细胞膜上启动的生物力学转导事件）和/或间接引起（例如，底层的地形决定了依次调节细胞行为的粘附复合物的密度和/或分布）。初步数据支持纳米级（1-100 nm）和亚微米（<1 Mu M）底层的地形特征，这是在天然角膜基底膜中发现的特征，这会导致局灶性接触结构，从而导致信号和细胞反应改变。这些研究与我们对地形线索在角膜上皮的正常发展和维持中所起的作用的基本理解有关。此外，产生的数据将有助于组织工程中新型策略的起源，并推动眼睛假体的发展。我们已经组建了一个高级研究人员的强大跨学科团队，以检验以下假设：假设1：整联蛋白和Syndecans介导细胞对地形线索的反应。假设2：地形特征的尺度调节了GTPase的RAS超家族的活性。假设3：地形特征的尺度调节基质受体激酶的靶向，进而调节细胞行为。