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Observation of the Ciliary Movement of Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cells Ex Vivo
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2015
In this study, a detailed light microscopic technique was optimized for real-time observation and analysis of the motion of CPEC cilia ex vivo together with an electron microscopic method for ultrastructural analysis.
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Nanopodia - Thin, Fragile Membrane Projections with Roles in Cell Movement and Intercellular Interactions
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2014
Nanopodia are thin but fragile membrane channels that extend up to 100 μm from a cell's leading front or trailing rear and sense the cellular environment. Direct fixation at 37 °C, gentle washing, and avoidance of organic solvents like ethanol, methanol, or acetone and of higher Triton X-100 concentrations are required to observe these cellular structures.
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Imaging of Cell Shape Alteration and Cell Movement in Drosophila Gastrulation Using DE-cadherin Reporter Transgenic Flies
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2016
Herein we describe a procedure to capture live images of Drosophila gastrulation. This has enabled us to better understand the apical constriction involved in early development and further analyze mechanisms governing cellular movements during tissue structure modification.
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Following Endocardial Tissue Movements via Cell Photoconversion in the Zebrafish Embryo
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2018
This protocol describes a method for the photoconversion of Kaede fluorescent protein in endocardial cells of the living zebrafish embryo that enables the tracking of endocardial cells during atrioventricular canal and atrioventricular heart valve development.
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Isolation and Time-Lapse Imaging of Primary Mouse Embryonic Palatal Mesenchyme Cells to Analyze Collective Movement Attributes
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2021
We present a protocol for isolation and culture of primary mouse embryonic palatal mesenchymal cells for time-lapse imaging of two-dimensional (2D) growth and wound-repair assays. We also provide the methodology for analysis of the time-lapse imaging data to determine cell-stream formation and directional motility.
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Actin remodeling lets a cell extend membrane protrusions, which explore and push into surrounding space. New adhesion contacts provide attachment points, while traction against the surroundings converts cytoskeletal reorganization into forward movement. Coordinating protrusion, attachment, and release allows migration through tissues or across surfaces.
Chemotaxis provides cells with directional information from chemical gradients in their environment. The migration machinery can then align protrusion formation and traction with that directional cue, rather than producing entirely random movement. This mechanism is especially relevant when cells must navigate tissue environments or reach sites involved in immune responses.
Formation of adhesion contacts gives a moving cell temporary points of interaction with its surroundings, helping it transmit traction. Releasing those contacts prevents attachment from becoming a fixed anchor, so the cell can establish new contacts farther along its path. This balance influences whether movement remains directed through a tissue or across a surface.
Cell-to-cell movement assays provide a way to examine how cells migrate and coordinate their behavior in relation to neighboring cells, tissue environments, or surfaces. By observing movement patterns, investigators can evaluate directional navigation, interactions with surroundings, and the ability to cross biological barriers. Such measurements connect cellular mechanisms with broader biological outcomes.
Investigations of embryonic development can use migration to study how cells move through developing tissues. Research on immune responses and inflammation examines movement in those biological settings, while wound-healing studies focus on tissue repair. The same framework supports investigations of cancer invasion and disease progression, linking cellular behavior to major biological and biomedical questions.
Following how cells reorganize their cytoskeleton, adjust adhesion contacts, and respond to chemical gradients shows how they navigate complex tissue environments. This perspective helps explain interactions with neighboring cells and the ability to cross biological barriers. In biology, it connects cell-level events with tissue-level processes such as development, inflammation, repair, and disease progression.