Neodymium-Facilitated Visualization of Extreme Phosphate Accumulation in Fibroblast Filopodia: Implications for Intercellular and Cell-Matrix Interactions

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Oct 26

PMID 39456861

Authors

Marina Kravchik

Anastasia Subbot

Airat Bilyalov

Ivan Novikov

Ruslan Deviatiiarov

Yusef Yusef

Oleg Gusev

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Abstract

A comprehensive understanding of intercellular and cell-matrix interactions is essential for advancing our knowledge of cell biology. Existing techniques, such as fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy, face limitations in resolution and sample preparation. Supravital lanthanoid staining provides new opportunities for detailed visualization of cellular metabolism and intercellular interactions. This study aims to describe the structure, elemental chemical, and probable origin of zones of extreme lanthanoid (neodymium) accumulation that form during preparation for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis in corneal fibroblasts filopodia. The results identified three morphological patterns of neodymium staining in fibroblast filopodia, each exhibiting asymmetric staining within a thin, sharp, and extremely bright barrier zone, located perpendicular to the filopodia axis. Semi-quantitative chemical analyses showed neodymium-labeled non-linear phosphorus distribution within filopodia, potentially indicating varying phosphate anion concentrations and extreme phosphate accumulation at a physical or physicochemical barrier. Phosphorus zones labeled with neodymium did not correspond to mitochondrial clusters. During apoptosis, the number of filopodia with extreme and asymmetric phosphorus accumulation increases. Supravital lanthanoid staining coupled with SEM allows detailed visualization of intercellular and cell-matrix interactions with high contrast and resolution. These results enhance our understanding of phosphate anion accumulation and transfer mechanisms in cells under normal conditions and during apoptosis.

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