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Noninvasive monitoring of single-cell mechanics by acoustic scattering

Kang, JH; Miettinen, TP; Chen, L; Olcum, S; Katsikis, G; Doyle, PS; Manalis, SR; (2019) Noninvasive monitoring of single-cell mechanics by acoustic scattering. Nature Methods , 16 pp. 263-269. 10.1038/s41592-019-0326-x. Green open access

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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.

Type: Article
Title: Noninvasive monitoring of single-cell mechanics by acoustic scattering
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0326-x
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0326-x
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Biophysical methods, Cell growth
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Lab for Molecular Cell Bio MRC-UCL
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10068218
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