Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Noninvasive monitoring of single-cell mechanics by acoustic scattering.


ABSTRACT: The monitoring of mechanics in a single cell throughout the cell cycle has been hampered by the invasiveness of mechanical measurements. Here we quantify mechanical properties via acoustic scattering of waves from a cell inside a fluid-filled vibrating cantilever with a temporal resolution of < 1 min. Through simulations, experiments with hydrogels and the use of chemically perturbed cells, we show that our readout, the size-normalized acoustic scattering (SNACS), measures stiffness. To demonstrate the noninvasiveness of SNACS over successive cell cycles, we used measurements that resulted in deformations of < 15 nm. The cells maintained constant SNACS throughout interphase but showed dynamic changes during mitosis. Our work provides a basis for understanding how growing cells maintain mechanical integrity, and demonstrates that acoustic scattering can be used to noninvasively probe subtle and transient dynamics.

SUBMITTER: Kang JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420125 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Noninvasive monitoring of single-cell mechanics by acoustic scattering.

Kang Joon Ho JH   Miettinen Teemu P TP   Chen Lynna L   Olcum Selim S   Katsikis Georgios G   Doyle Patrick S PS   Manalis Scott R SR  

Nature methods 20190211 3


The monitoring of mechanics in a single cell throughout the cell cycle has been hampered by the invasiveness of mechanical measurements. Here we quantify mechanical properties via acoustic scattering of waves from a cell inside a fluid-filled vibrating cantilever with a temporal resolution of < 1 min. Through simulations, experiments with hydrogels and the use of chemically perturbed cells, we show that our readout, the size-normalized acoustic scattering (SNACS), measures stiffness. To demonstr  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC4897707 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6428830 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6232971 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC2698996 | biostudies-literature
2016-10-18 | GSE88846 | GEO
| S-EPMC2917347 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9205589 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9626492 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8480253 | biostudies-literature
2016-10-18 | GSE88845 | GEO