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• TITLE: Elasticity Mapping Analysis of Apical Cell Periphery Actin Structures of Normal Fibroblasts and Cervical Cancer Cells

  AUTHORS: Takanori Kihara, Takuji Yoshida, Seyed M. Ali Haghparast, Jun Miyake

  KEYWORDS: Atomic Force Microscopy; Actin Cytoskeleton; Elasticity Mapping Analysis; Mechanical Structure

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Analytical Sciences, Methods and Instrumentation, Vol.3 No.2, June 11, 2013

  ABSTRACT: The cell mechanical features are largely regulated by actin cytokeleton. By analyzing the mechanical features, it is possible to evaluate the characteristics of the complicated actin cytoskeleton in diverse cell types. In this study, we examined the sub-membrane mechanical structures of normal fibroblasts TIG-1 cells, and cervical cancer Hela cells using local elasticity mapping method of atomic force microscope. Especially we aimed at clarifying the regulatory mechanisms of sub-membrane actin structures in these cells by activation of actomyosin formation using calyculin A. This technique revealed that TIG-1 and Hela cells bore clearly different sub-membrane mechanical structures. TIG-1 cells had aligned stiff filamentous structures, whereas Hela cells had crooked and relatively soft filaments. The surface stiffness of TIG-1 cells increased slightly by actomyosin formation due to stiffness increase of the aligned filamentous structures. On the other hand, the surface stiffness of Hela cells increased by actomyosin formation due to upregulation of the apical actin filaments. Therefore, the structural and regulatory differences of the apical actin filaments could be demonstrated by atomic force microscopy elasticity mapping analysis.