Soluble form of Junctional adhesion molecule C (sJAM-C) has been identified to cause angiogenesis as well as chemotaxis in endothelial cells. However, the role of sJAM-C in the context of cancer has not been elucidated. Our atomic force microscopy (AFM) stiffness measurements of normal mammary epithelial cells (MCF 10A) have shown a two-fold decrease in cell's stiffness in response to sJAM-C. Changes in cell stiffness are indicative of modulations in a cell's mechanical properties. Our results indicated that sJAM-C increased the MCF 10A cell migration about two-fold and also promoted a three-fold increase in chemotaxis. Additionally, sJAM-C treatment resulted in considerable filamentous-actin loss and peripheral actin ring breakage. We also found activation of Rho signaling pathway to be the main mechanism behind sJAM-C mediated alterations in MCF 10A cell cytoskeleton and motility. Our data present for the first time that sJAM-C is a pro metastatic mediator for normal mammary epithelial cells. / by Anila Qureshi. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012. / Includes bibliography. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_4160 |
Contributors | Qureshi, Anila, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science |
Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Text, Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | vii, 40 p. : ill. (some col.), electronic |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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