Gómez-Gálvez, P; Vicente-Munuera, P; Anbari, S; Tagua, A; Gordillo-Vázquez, C; Andrés-San Román, JA; Franco-Barranco, D; ... Escudero, LM; + view all Gómez-Gálvez, P; Vicente-Munuera, P; Anbari, S; Tagua, A; Gordillo-Vázquez, C; Andrés-San Román, JA; Franco-Barranco, D; Palacios, AM; Velasco, A; Capitán-Agudo, C; Grima, C; Annese, V; Arganda-Carreras, I; Robles, R; Márquez, A; Buceta, J; Escudero, LM; - view fewer (2022) A quantitative biophysical principle to explain the 3D cellular connectivity in curved epithelia. Cell Systems , 13 (8) 631-643.e8. 10.1016/j.cels.2022.06.003.

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Abstract

Epithelial cell organization and the mechanical stability of tissues are closely related. In this context, it has been recently shown that packing optimization in bended or folded epithelia is achieved by an energy minimization mechanism that leads to a complex cellular shape: the “scutoid”. Here, we focus on the relationship between this shape and the connectivity between cells. We use a combination of computational, experimental, and biophysical approaches to examine how energy drivers affect the three-dimensional (3D) packing of tubular epithelia. We propose an energy-based stochastic model that explains the 3D cellular connectivity. Then, we challenge it by experimentally reducing the cell adhesion. As a result, we observed an increment in the appearance of scutoids that correlated with a decrease in the energy barrier necessary to connect with new cells. We conclude that tubular epithelia satisfy a quantitative biophysical principle that links tissue geometry and energetics with the average cellular connectivity.

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