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<p>Genes regulating the finger-like cellular protrusions—filopodia have long&#xa0;been implicated in cancer metastasis. However, depleting the flat lamellipodia but retaining filopodia drastically hampers cell migration&#xa0;on spread surface, obscuring the role of filopodia in cell motility. It has been noticed recently that cells under confinement may employ distinct migratory machineries. However,&#xa0;the regulating factors have mainly been focused on&#xa0;cell blebbing, nuclear deformation and cell&#xa0;rear contractility, without much emphasis on cell protrusions and even less on&#xa0;filopodia. Here, by micropore-based screening, we identified espin as an active regulator for confined migration and that its overexpression was&#xa0;associated with metastasis. In comparison to fascin,&#xa0;espin showed stronger actin bundling in vitro and induced shorter and thicker&#xa0;filopodia in cells.&#xa0;Combining the imaging-compatible microchannels and DNA-based tension probes, we uncovered that espin overexpression induced excessive filopodia at the leading edge and along the sides, exerting force for confined migration. Our results demonstrate an important role for filopodia and the regulating protein—espin in confined cell&#xa0;migration and shed new light on cytoskeletal mechanisms underlying&#xa0;metastasis.</p>

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Espin enhances confined cell migration by promoting filopodia formation and contributes to cancer metastasis

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    2025年4月4日

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  • Yan Wang,
  • Peng Shi,
  • Geyao Liu,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Ya-Jun Wang,
  • Yiping Hu,
  • Ao Yang,
  • Tonghua Wei,
  • Yu-Chen Chen,
  • Ling Liang,
  • Zheng Liu,
  • Yan-Jun Liu,
  • Congying Wu

摘要

Genes regulating the finger-like cellular protrusions—filopodia have long been implicated in cancer metastasis. However, depleting the flat lamellipodia but retaining filopodia drastically hampers cell migration on spread surface, obscuring the role of filopodia in cell motility. It has been noticed recently that cells under confinement may employ distinct migratory machineries. However, the regulating factors have mainly been focused on cell blebbing, nuclear deformation and cell rear contractility, without much emphasis on cell protrusions and even less on filopodia. Here, by micropore-based screening, we identified espin as an active regulator for confined migration and that its overexpression was associated with metastasis. In comparison to fascin, espin showed stronger actin bundling in vitro and induced shorter and thicker filopodia in cells. Combining the imaging-compatible microchannels and DNA-based tension probes, we uncovered that espin overexpression induced excessive filopodia at the leading edge and along the sides, exerting force for confined migration. Our results demonstrate an important role for filopodia and the regulating protein—espin in confined cell migration and shed new light on cytoskeletal mechanisms underlying metastasis.