Abstract:
:Chondrocyte mechanotransduction in response to mechanical loading is essential for the health and homeostasis of articular cartilage. The actin cytoskeleton has been implicated in cell mechanics and mechanotransduction. This study tests the hypothesis that loading modulates actin dynamics and organisation with subsequent changes in gene expression for actin associated proteins. Chondrocytes were transfected with eGFP-actin, seeded in agarose and subjected to cyclic compression (10 cycles, 1 Hz, 0-15% strain) on the stage of a confocal microscope. Compression resulted in a subsequent reduction in cortical eGFP-actin intensity and a reduction in fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), suggesting net cortical actin de-polymerisation, compared to unloaded controls. Cyclic compression for 10 min up-regulated gene expression for the actin depolymerising proteins, cofilin and destrin. Thus mechanical loading alters cortical actin dynamics, providing a potential mechanism through which chondrocytes can adapt their mechanical properties and mechanosensitivity to the local mechanical environment.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Campbell JJ,Blain EJ,Chowdhury TT,Knight MMdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.185subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-09-21 00:00:00pages
329-34issue
2eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(07)01436-2journal_volume
361pub_type
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