<p>Invadopodia, dynamic cancer cell protrusions, deform and degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) to facilitate invasion. Intracellular calcium ions (Ca<sup>2+</sup>) are critical second messengers involved in cancer cells migration, proliferation, and apoptosis, but their role in invadopodia dynamics remains unclear. Here, we propose a chemo-mechanical model integrating Ca<sup>2+</sup> transmembrane transport, myosin contractility, adhesion dynamics, actin polymerization, and membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) hydrolysis. We find that increased invadopodia length elevates membrane tension, activating mechanosensitive channels and raising intracellular Ca<sup>2+</sup> levels, aligning with experimental observations. Our model reveals that invadopodia oscillatory and monotonic dynamics are governed by actin polymerization and myosin recruitment, with Ca<sup>2+</sup> transport enhancing dynamics via myosin recruitment and reciprocal effects on Ca<sup>2+</sup> transport. Furthermore, by incorporating MT1-MMP-mediated ECM degradation in our model, we find that ECM degradation promotes invadopodia extension and elevates Ca<sup>2+</sup> levels, which shifts the invadopodia dynamics from monotonic to oscillatory. Overall, our model offers a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding Ca<sup>2+</sup> transport and invadopodia dynamics in cancer cells.</p>

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Ca2+ transmembrane transport enhances oscillatory growth of cancer cell invadopodia

  • Junbo Zhao,
  • Haochen Zhang,
  • Yuehua Yang,
  • Ruihao Xue,
  • Ze Gong,
  • Hongyuan Jiang

摘要

Invadopodia, dynamic cancer cell protrusions, deform and degrade extracellular matrix (ECM) to facilitate invasion. Intracellular calcium ions (Ca2+) are critical second messengers involved in cancer cells migration, proliferation, and apoptosis, but their role in invadopodia dynamics remains unclear. Here, we propose a chemo-mechanical model integrating Ca2+ transmembrane transport, myosin contractility, adhesion dynamics, actin polymerization, and membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) hydrolysis. We find that increased invadopodia length elevates membrane tension, activating mechanosensitive channels and raising intracellular Ca2+ levels, aligning with experimental observations. Our model reveals that invadopodia oscillatory and monotonic dynamics are governed by actin polymerization and myosin recruitment, with Ca2+ transport enhancing dynamics via myosin recruitment and reciprocal effects on Ca2+ transport. Furthermore, by incorporating MT1-MMP-mediated ECM degradation in our model, we find that ECM degradation promotes invadopodia extension and elevates Ca2+ levels, which shifts the invadopodia dynamics from monotonic to oscillatory. Overall, our model offers a comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding Ca2+ transport and invadopodia dynamics in cancer cells.