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Probing the role of macromolecular crowding in cell volume regulation using fluorescence anisotropy
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AbstractCytoplasmic macromolecular crowding (MMC) influences multiple cellular functions. Using fluorescence anisotropy of EGFP, we explore the homeostasis of MMC in the cytoplasm and its role in cell volume regulation. Individual cells of different lineages maintain a distinctly unique average cytoplasmic MMC for considerably long durations. Despite diffusion, actin cytoskeleton facilitates spatially heterogeneous MMC in the cytoplasm. While hypertonic-stress triggers regulatory volume increase (RVI), other methods of increasing cytoplasmic MMC fail to start RVI, suggesting that cells lack capabilities for MMC homeostasis. During spreading or microtubule-depolymerized state, cells neglect changes in cytoplasmic MMC to undergo volume regulation. Inhibition of TNFR1 increases the membrane tension and deprives cells of their ability to undergo volume regulation. Current understanding contemplates that cytoplasmic MMC, the mechanical state of the plasma membrane or the actin cytoskeleton, could be sensors for cell volume regulation. Our observations establish the irrelevance of cytoplasmic MMC and the significance of plasma membrane tension in setting off the cell volume regulation machinery.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Title: Probing the role of macromolecular crowding in cell volume regulation using fluorescence anisotropy
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AbstractCytoplasmic macromolecular crowding (MMC) influences multiple cellular functions.
Using fluorescence anisotropy of EGFP, we explore the homeostasis of MMC in the cytoplasm and its role in cell volume regulation.
Individual cells of different lineages maintain a distinctly unique average cytoplasmic MMC for considerably long durations.
Despite diffusion, actin cytoskeleton facilitates spatially heterogeneous MMC in the cytoplasm.
While hypertonic-stress triggers regulatory volume increase (RVI), other methods of increasing cytoplasmic MMC fail to start RVI, suggesting that cells lack capabilities for MMC homeostasis.
During spreading or microtubule-depolymerized state, cells neglect changes in cytoplasmic MMC to undergo volume regulation.
Inhibition of TNFR1 increases the membrane tension and deprives cells of their ability to undergo volume regulation.
Current understanding contemplates that cytoplasmic MMC, the mechanical state of the plasma membrane or the actin cytoskeleton, could be sensors for cell volume regulation.
Our observations establish the irrelevance of cytoplasmic MMC and the significance of plasma membrane tension in setting off the cell volume regulation machinery.
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