Use of osteoblast-derived matrix to assess the influence of collagen modifications on cancer cells

Neus Bota-Rabassedas, Hou Fu Guo, Priyam Banerjee, Yulong Chen, Masahiko Terajima, Mitsuo Yamauchi, Jonathan M. Kurie

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Abstract

Collagenous stromal accumulations predict a worse clinical outcome in a variety of malignancies. Better tools are needed to elucidate the way in which collagen influences cancer cells. Here, we report a method to generate collagenous matrices that are deficient in key post-translational modifications and evaluate cancer cell behaviors on those matrices. We utilized genetic and biochemical approaches to inhibit lysine hydroxylation and glucosylation on collagen produced by MC-3T3-E1 murine osteoblasts (MC cells). Seeded onto MC cell-derived matrix surface, multicellular aggregates containing lung adenocarcinoma cells alone or in combination with cancer-associated fibroblasts dissociated with temporal and spatial patterns that were influenced by collagen modifications. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of generating defined collagen matrices that are suitable for cell culture studies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100047
JournalMatrix Biology Plus
Volume8
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020

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Keywords

  • Co-culture models
  • Collagen
  • Collagen cross-links
  • Lung cancer
  • Lysyl hydroxylases
  • Metastasis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Histology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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