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    Connexin 32 Overexpression Increases Proliferation, Reduces Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication, Motility and Epithelial-To Transition in Hs578t Breast Cancer Cells
    (Springer, 2022) Güngül, Taha Buğra; Meşe Özçivici, Gülistan; Uğur, Deniz; Özçivici, Engin; Yalçın Özuysal, Özden; Yücel, Simge; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 04.03. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science
    Connexins (Cx) are primary components of gap junctions that selectively allow molecules to be exchanged between adjacent cells, regulating multiple cellular functions. Along with their channel forming functions, connexins play a variety of roles in different stages of tumorigenesis and their roles in tumor initiation and progression is isoform- and tissue-specific. While Cx26 and Cx43 were downregulated during breast tumorigenesis, Cx32 was accumulated in the cytoplasm of the cells in lymph node metastasis of breast cancers and Cx32 was further upregulated in metastasis. Cx32's effect on cell proliferation, gap junctional communication, hemichannel activity, cellular motility and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) were investigated by overexpressing Cx32 in Hs578T and MCF7 breast cancer cells. Additionally, the expression and localization of Cx26 and Cx43 upon Cx32 overexpression were examined by Western blot and immunostaining experiments, respectively. We observed that MCF7 cells had endogenous Cx32 while Hs578T cells did not and when Cx32 was overexpressed in these cells, it caused a significant increase in the percentages of Hs578T cells at the S phase in addition to increasing their proliferation. Further, while Cx32 overexpression did not induce hemichannel activity in either cell, it decreased gap junctional communication between Hs578T cells. Additionally, Cx32 was mainly observed in the cytoplasm in both cells, where it did not form gap junction plaques but Cx32 overexpression reduced Cx43 levels without affecting Cx26. Moreover, migration and invasion potentials of Hs578T and migration in MCF7 were reduced upon Cx32 overexpression. Finally, the protein level of mesenchymal marker N-cadherin decreased while epithelial marker ZO-1 and E-cadherin increased in Hs578T cells. We observed that Cx32 overexpression altered cell proliferation, communication, migration and EMT in Hs578T, suggesting a tumor suppressor role in these cells while it had minor effects on MCF7 cells.
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    Citation - WoS: 22
    Citation - Scopus: 24
    Scaffold-Free Biofabrication of Adipocyte Structures With Magnetic Levitation
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021) Yalçın Özuysal, Özden; Meşe Özçivici, Gülistan; Fıratlıgil Yıldırır, Burcu; Ünal, Yağmur Ceren; Özçivici, Engin; Sarıgil, Öykü; Anıl İnevi, Müge; Tekin, Hüseyin Cumhur; Yalçın Özuysal, Özden; Özçivici, Engin; Meşe, Gülistan; Sarıgil, Öykü; Özçivici, Engin; Anıl İnevi, Müge; Meşe Özçivici, Gülistan; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 04.03. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science
    Tissue engineering research aims to repair the form and/or function of impaired tissues. Tissue engineering studies mostly rely on scaffold-based techniques. However, these techniques have certain challenges, such as the selection of proper scaffold material, including mechanical properties, sterilization, and fabrication processes. As an alternative, we propose a novel scaffold-free adipose tissue biofabrication technique based on magnetic levitation. In this study, a label-free magnetic levitation technique was used to form three-dimensional (3D) scaffold-free adipocyte structures with various fabrication strategies in a microcapillary-based setup. Adipogenic-differentiated 7F2 cells and growth D1 ORL UVA stem cells were used as model cells. The morphological properties of the 3D structures of single and cocultured cells were analyzed. The developed procedure leads to the formation of different patterns of single and cocultured adipocytes without a scaffold. Our results indicated that adipocytes formed loose structures while growth cells were tightly packed during 3D culture in the magnetic levitation platform. This system has potential for ex vivo modeling of adipose tissue for drug testing and transplantation applications for cell therapy in soft tissue damage. Also, it will be possible to extend this technique to other cell and tissue types.
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    Citation - WoS: 3
    Citation - Scopus: 4
    Biofabrication of Cellular Structures Using Weightlessness as a Biotechnological Tool
    (IEEE, 2019) Yaman, Sena; Sarıgil, Öykü; Anıl İnevi, Müge; Yalçın Özuysal, Özden; Meşe Özçivici, Gülistan; Özçivici, Engin; Tekin, Hüseyin Cumhur; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 04.03. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science
    Gravity is an important biomechanical signal effecting the morphology and function of organisms. Reduction of gravitational forces, as experienced during spaceflight, cause alterations in the biological systems. Magnetic levitation technique is one of the most recent ground-based technology to mimic weightlessness environment. In addition to providing a platform to investigate biological effects of the weightlessness, this platform presents a novel opportunity to biofabricate 3-dimensional (3D) structures in a scaffold-and nozzle-free fashion. In this study, various controllable self-assembled 3D living structures were fabricated via magnetic levitation technique. This strategy may offer an easy and cost-effective opportunity for a wide range of space biotechnology researches.
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    Citation - WoS: 79
    Citation - Scopus: 94
    Biofabrication of in Situ Self Assembled 3d Cell Cultures in a Weightlessness Environment Generated Using Magnetic Levitation
    (Nature Publishing Group, 2018) Yalçın Özuysal, Özden; Tekin, Hüseyin Cumhur; Özçivici, Engin; Arslan Yıldız, Ahu; Meşe Özçivici, Gülistan; Yaman, Sena; Anıl İnevi, Müge; 03.01. Department of Bioengineering; 04.03. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    Magnetic levitation though negative magnetophoresis is a novel technology to simulate weightlessness and has recently found applications in material and biological sciences. Yet little is known about the ability of the magnetic levitation system to facilitate biofabrication of in situ three dimensional (3D) cellular structures. Here, we optimized a magnetic levitation though negative magnetophoresis protocol appropriate for long term levitated cell culture and developed an in situ 3D cellular assembly model with controlled cluster size and cellular pattern under simulated weightlessness. The developed strategy outlines a potential basis for the study of weightlessness on 3D living structures and with the opportunity for real-time imaging that is not possible with current ground-based simulated weightlessness techniques. The low-cost technique presented here may offer a wide range of biomedical applications in several research fields, including mechanobiology, drug discovery and developmental biology.