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Electrostatic modulation of signaling at cell membrane: Waveform- and time-dependent electric control of ERK dynamics

Hu, M.; Li, H.; Zhu, K.; Guo, L.; Zhao, M.; Zhan, H.; Devreotes, P.; Qing, Q.

2023-09-03 biophysics
10.1101/2023.08.31.555453 bioRxiv
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Different exogenous electric fields (EF) can guide cell migration, disrupt proliferation, and program cell development. Studies have shown that many of these processes were initiated at the cell membrane, but the mechanism has been unclear, especially for conventionally non-excitable cells. In this study, we focus on the electrostatic aspects of EF coupling with the cell membrane by eliminating Faradaic processes with dielectric-coated microelectrodes, and show that the ERK signaling pathway of epithelial cells (MCF10A) can be both inhibited and activated by AC EF with different amplitude thresholds, peaking times and refractory periods. Interestingly, the ERK responses were sensitive to the waveform and timing of EF stimulation pulses, depicting the characteristics of electrostatic and dissipative interactions. Blocker tests and correlated changes of active Ras on the cell membrane with ERK signals indicated that both EGFR and Ras were involved in the rich ERK dynamics induced by EF. We propose that the frequency-dependent dielectric relaxation process could be an important mechanism to couple EF energy to the cell membrane region and modulate membrane protein-initiated signaling pathways, which can be further explored to precisely control cell behavior and fate with high temporal and spatial resolution.

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