Ordering Single Cells and Single Embryos in 3D Confinement: A New Device for High Content Screening.
Biological cells are usually observed on flat (2D) surfaces. This condition is not physiological, and phenotypes and shapes are highly variable. Screening based on cells in such environments have therefore serious limitations: cell organelles show extreme phenotypes, cell morphologies and sizes are heterogeneous and/or specific cell organelles cannot be properly visualized. In addition, cells in vivo are located in a 3D environment; in this situation, cells show different phenotypes mainly because of their interaction with the surrounding extracellular matrix of the tissue. In order to standardize and generate order of single cells in a physiologically-relevant 3D environment for cell-based assays, we report here the microfabrication and applications of a device for in vitro 3D cell culture. This device consists of a 2D array of microcavities (typically 10(5) cavities/cm(2)), each filled with single cells or embryos. Cell position, shape, polarity and internal cell organization become then normalized showing a 3D architecture. We used replica molding to pattern an array of microcavities, 'eggcups', onto a thin polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer adhered on a coverslip. Cavities were covered with fibronectin to facilitate adhesion. Cells were inserted by centrifugation. Filling percentage was optimized for each system allowing up to 80%. Cells and embryos viability was confirmed. We applied this methodology for the visualization of cellular organelles, such as nucleus and Golgi apparatus, and to study active processes, such as the closure of the cytokinetic ring during cell mitosis. This device allowed the identification of new features, such as periodic accumulations and inhomogeneities of myosin and actin during the cytokinetic ring closure and compacted phenotypes for Golgi and nucleus alignment. We characterized the method for mammalian cells, fission yeast, budding yeast, C. elegans with specific adaptation in each case. Finally, the characteristics of this device make it particularly interesting for drug screening assays and personalized medicine.
Laboratory of Cell Physics, Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg; Development and Stem Cells Program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg.
Viktoria
V
Wollrab
Laboratory of Cell Physics, Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg; Development and Stem Cells Program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg.
David
D
Caballero
Laboratory of Cell Physics, Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg; Development and Stem Cells Program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg.
Raghavan
R
Thiagarajan
Laboratory of Cell Physics, Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg; Development and Stem Cells Program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS and Université de Strasbourg; riveline@unistra.fr.
Daniel
D
Riveline
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D046149:Embryo Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000166:cytology; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
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