Traction forces at the cytokinetic ring regulate cell division and polyploidy in the migrating zebrafish epicardium

Epithelial repair and regeneration are driven by collective cell migration and division. Both cellular functions involve tightly controlled mechanical events, but how physical forces regulate cell division in migrating epithelia is largely unknown. Here we show that cells dividing in the migrating z...

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Autores: Uroz, Marina, Garcia Puig, Anna, Elosegui Artola, Alberto, Abenza, Juan F., Marín Llauradó, Ariadna, Pujals Riatós, Silvia, Conte, Vito, Albertazzi, Lorenzo, Roca-Cusachs Soulere, Pere, Raya Chamorro, Ángel, Trepat Guixer, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/139578
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/139578
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Divisió cel·lular
Càncer
Cell division
Cancer
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Sumario:Epithelial repair and regeneration are driven by collective cell migration and division. Both cellular functions involve tightly controlled mechanical events, but how physical forces regulate cell division in migrating epithelia is largely unknown. Here we show that cells dividing in the migrating zebrafish epicardium exert large cell–extracellular matrix (ECM) forces during cytokinesis. These forces point towards the division axis and are exerted through focal adhesions that connect the cytokinetic ring to the underlying ECM. When subjected to high loading rates, these cytokinetic focal adhesions prevent closure of the contractile ring, leading to multi-nucleation through cytokinetic failure. By combining a clutch model with experiments on substrates of different rigidity, ECM composition and ligand density, we show that failed cytokinesis is triggered by adhesion reinforcement downstream of increased myosin density. The mechanical interaction between the cytokinetic ring and the ECM thus provides a mechanism for the regulation of cell division and polyploidy that may have implications in regeneration and cancer.