title: Single cell gene expression analysis in injury-induced collective cell migration.
abstract: Collective cell behavior in response to mechanical injury is central to various regenerative and pathological processes. Using a double-stranded locked nucleic acid probe for monitoring real-time intracellular gene expression, we examined the spatiotemporal response of epithelial cells during injury-induced collective migration and compared to the blocker assay with minimal injury as control. We showed that cells ∼150 μm from the wound edge exhibit a gradient in response to mechanical injury, expressing different genes depending on the wounding process. While release of contact inhibition is sufficient to trigger the migratory behavior, cell injury additionally induces reactive oxygen species, Nrf2 protein, and stress response genes, including heat shock protein 70 and heme oxygenase-1, in a spatiotemporal manner. Furthermore, we show that Nrf2 has an inhibitory role in injury-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition, suggesting a potential autoregulatory mechanism in injury-induced response. Taken together, our single-cell gene expression analyses reveal modular cell responses to mechanical injury, manipulation of which may afford novel strategies for tissue repair and prevention of tumor invasion in the future.
authors: Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA. pak@email.arizona.edu.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Riahi
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Long
authors: Yongliang
authors: Y
authors: Yang
authors: Zachary
authors: Z
authors: Dean
authors: Donna D
authors: DD
authors: Zhang
authors: Marvin J
authors: MJ
authors: Slepian
authors: Pak Kin
authors: PK
authors: Wong
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000494:pharmacology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2; C495635:NFE2L2 protein, human; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1