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Release of Applied Mechanical Loading Stimulates Intercellular Calcium Waves in Drosophila Wing Discs.

ABSTRACT: Mechanical forces are critical but poorly understood inputs for organogenesis and wound healing. Calcium ions (Ca²⁺) are critical second messengers in cells for integrating environmental and mechanical cues, but the regulation of Ca²⁺ signaling is poorly understood in developing epithelial tissues. Here we report a chip-based regulated environment for microorgans that enables systematic investigations of the crosstalk between an organ's mechanical stress environment and biochemical signaling under genetic and chemical perturbations. This method enabled us to define the essential conditions for generating organ-scale intercellular Ca²⁺ waves in Drosophila wing discs that are also observed in vivo during organ development. We discovered that mechanically induced intercellular Ca²⁺ waves require fly extract growth serum as a chemical stimulus. Using the chip-based regulated environment for microorgans, we demonstrate that not the initial application but instead the release of mechanical loading is sufficient, but not necessary, to initiate intercellular Ca²⁺ waves. The Ca²⁺ response depends on the prestress intercellular Ca²⁺ activity and not on the magnitude or duration of the mechanical stimulation applied. Mechanically induced intercellular Ca²⁺ waves rely on IP₃R-mediated Ca²⁺-induced Ca²⁺ release and propagation through gap junctions. Thus, intercellular Ca²⁺ waves in developing epithelia may be a consequence of stress dissipation during organ growth.

SUBMITTER: Narciso CE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5529297 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Release of Applied Mechanical Loading Stimulates Intercellular Calcium Waves in Drosophila Wing Discs.

Narciso Cody E CE Contento Nicholas M NM Storey Thomas J TJ Hoelzle David J DJ Zartman Jeremiah J JJ

Biophysical journal 20170701 2

Mechanical forces are critical but poorly understood inputs for organogenesis and wound healing. Calcium ions (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) are critical second messengers in cells for integrating environmental and mechanical cues, but the regulation of Ca<sup>2+</sup> signaling is poorly understood in developing epithelial tissues. Here we report a chip-based regulated environment for microorgans that enables systematic investigations of the crosstalk between an organ's mechanical stress environment and bio ...[more]

PMID: 28746859

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Release of Applied Mechanical Loading Stimulates Intercellular Calcium Waves in Drosophila Wing Discs.

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Release of Applied Mechanical Loading Stimulates Intercellular Calcium Waves in Drosophila Wing Discs.

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