CYTOOchambers Perfusion

Closed Perfusion CYTOOchambers with 1 or 2 channels are easy-to-use live cell imaging devices that were specifically designed for our CYTOOchips. The CYTOOchamber Perfusion consists of a main body (made from transparent acrylic), a bottom plate (in black anodized aluminum alloy) and a silicone gasket.

Channel dimensions can also be adapted to your precise specifications.

Advantages and key features :
 

  • Closed type perfusion chamber
  • Easy medium renewal
  • Compatible with CYTOOchips
  • Easy-to-use magnetic assembly
  • Reusable
  • One or two channels standard configurations as well as custom-made channel dimensions
  • A Microscope stage adaptor is available

CYTOOchamber Perfusion 1 channel

Rectangular footprint; ext. dimensions 44 x 34 x 10 mm , 1 channel, customizable internal chamber volume; compatible w/ CYTOOchips 

CYTOOchamber Perfusion 2 channels

Rectangular footprint; ext. dimensions 44 x 34 x 10 mm, 2 channels, customizable internal chamber volume; compatible w/ CYTOOchips 

Silicone Gaskets for CYTOOchamber Perfusion 1 channel

Available on request

Silicone Gaskets for CYTOOchamber Perfusion 2 channels

Available on request

Microscope plate adaptor for perfusion CYTOOchambers

Available on request

 

Publications

Disconnecting the Golgi ribbon from the centrosome prevents directional cell migration and ciliogenesis
Hurtado L / Caballero C / Gavilan MP / Cardenas J / Bornens M / Rios RM
26 May 2014
Keywords:
pericentrosomal Golgi ribbon organization, AKAP450 N-terminal fragments, microtubule nucleation, centrosomal activity, Golgi apparatus positioning, directional cell migration, ciliogenesis, Y-shaped micropatterned coverslips, cell movement

J. Cell Biol. 2011;193(5):917–933.

Spatial organization of the extracellular matrix regulates cell-cell junction positioning
Tseng Q / Duchemin-Pelletier E / Deshiere A
24 May 2014
Keywords:
intercellular junctions, cell line, extracellular matrix

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2012;109(5):1506–1511.

A contractile and counterbalancing adhesion system controls the 3D shape of crawling cells
Burnette DT / Shao L / Ott C / Pasapera AM / Fischer RS / Baird MA / Der Loughian C / Delanoe-Ayari H / Paszek MJ / Davidson MW / Betzig E / Lippincott-Schwartz J
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Live-cell microscopy, Contractility, 3D structures

J Cell Biol. 2014 Apr 14;205(1):83-96. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201311104. Epub 2014 Apr 7.

A Mechanical Checkpoint Controls Multicellular Growth through YAP/TAZ Regulation by Actin-Processing Factors
Aragona M / Panciera T / Manfrin A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
YAP/TAZ, oncology, cell shape, cell proliferation

Cell. 2013; Aug 15 [epub ahead of print].

A Novel Organelle Map Framework for High-Content Cell Morphology Analysis in High Throughput
Schauer K / Grossier J-P / Duong T
26 May 2014
Keywords:
organelle map, high content screening, high throughput screening

J Biomol Screen. 2013; Aug 16 [epub ahead of print].

A review of microfabrication and hydrogel engineering for micro-organs on chips
Verhulsel M / Vignes M / Descroix S / Malaquin L / Vignjevic DM / Viovy J-L
26 May 2014
Keywords:
tissue engineering, 3D cell culture

Biomaterials. 2013; Dec 04 [epub ahead of print].

Anisotropy of cell adhesive microenvironment governs cell internal organization and orientation of polarity
Théry M / Racine V / Piel M
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Cell polarity, extracellular matrix, morphogenesis, cell normalization, organelle positioning

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2006;103(52):19771–19776.

Arl8 and SKIP act together to link lysosomes to kinesin-1
Rosa-Ferreira C / Munro S
26 May 2014
Keywords:
lysosomes, kinesin

Dev. Cell. 2011;21(6):1171–1178.

Assessing Kinetics from Fixed Cells Reveals Activation of the Mitotic Entry Network at the S/G2 Transition
Karen Akopyan / Helena Silva Cascales / Elvira Hukasova / Adrian T. Saurin / Erik Müllers / Himjyot Jaiswal / Danielle A.A. Hollman / Geert J.P.L. Kops / René H. Medema / Arne Lindqvist
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell cycle, cell division, mitosis

Molecular Cell - 27 February 2014

Carminomycin I is an apoptosis inducer that targets the Golgi complex in clear cell renal carcinoma cells
Woldemichael GM / Turbyville TJ / Linehan WM / McMahon JB
26 May 2014
Keywords:
high-throughput screening assays, clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene, Golgi sequestration, P-gp-mediated localization of anticancer compounds, disk and L shaped fibronectin micropattern

 Cancer Res. 2011;71(1):134–142.

CD81 regulates cell migration through its association with Rac GTPase
Tejera E / Rocha-Perugini V / López-Martín S
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell migration, tetraspanin, Rho GTPases; focal adhesions

Mol. Biol. Cell. 2012; Dec 05 [epub ahead of print].

Cell confinement controls centrosome positioning and lumen initiation during epithelial morphogenesis
Rodrigues-Fraticelli AE / Auzan M / Alonso MA / Bornens M / Martin-Belmonte F
26 May 2014
Keywords:
morphogenesis, cell normalization

J Cell Biol. 2012;198(6):1011-1023.

Cell distribution of stress fibres in response to the geometry of the adhesive environment
Théry M / Pépin A / Dressaire E / Chen Y / Bornens M
26 May 2014
Keywords:
pattern geometry, apices of cell shape, stress fibres, focal adhesions, tractional forces, cell shape, cell surface, cell adhesion, cell line

Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton. 2006;63(6):341–355

Cell shape and contractility regulate ciliogenesis in cell cycle-arrested cells
Pitaval A / Tseng Q / Bornens M / Théry M
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Primary cilium, cilia, cell shape, Cell polarity

J. Cell Biol. 2010;191(2):303–312.

Cells in tight spaces: the role of cell shape in cell function
Shah JV
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell shape, cell function, cell physiological phenomena, ciliogenesis

J. Cell Biol. 2010;191(2):233–236.

Chapter 7 - Methods for Analysis of Apical Lumen Trafficking Using Micropatterned 3D Systems
Rodríguez-Fraticelli AE / Martin-Belmonte F
26 May 2014
Keywords:
3D cell culture, morphogenesis

Methods in Cell Biology.Vol Volume 118. Methods for Analysis of Golgi Complex Function. Academic Press; 2013:105–123.

Chapter 7 - Studying Mitochondria and Microtubule Localization and Dynamics in Standardized Cell Shapes
Pelikan A / Sillibourne J / Miserey-Lenkei S / Carlier-Grynkorn F / Goud B / Tran PT
26 May 2014
Keywords:
mitochondria, microtubules, cell shape

Methods in Cell Biology. Vol 115. Academic Press; 2013:97–108.

Chromosome- and spindle-pole-derived signals generate an intrinsic code for spindle position and orientation
Kiyomitsu T / Cheeseman IM
26 May 2014
Keywords:
spindle orientation on L-patterned fibronectin-coated micropatterns, RNAi experiments on patterned coverslips, dynein-dynactin localization, Polo-like kinase 1, NuMA, LGN, RanGTP

Nat. Cell Biol. 2012;14(3):311–317.

Cortical Dynein and Asymmetric Membrane Elongation Coordinately Position the Spindle in Anaphase
Kiyomitsu T / Cheeseman IM
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell division, dynein, spindle orientation

Cell. 2013;154(2):391–402.

Cortical dynein is critical for proper spindle positioning in human cells
Kotak S / Busso C / Gönczy P
26 May 2014
Keywords:
golgi, spindle positioning, dynein

J Cell Biol. 2012;199(1):97.

Directional Persistence of Migrating Cells Requires Kif1C-Mediated Stabilization of Trailing Adhesions
Theisen U / Straube E / Straube A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell migration, Kif1C, transport kinesin, directional migration

Dev Cell. 2012;23(6):1153–1166.

Experimental and theoretical study of mitotic spindle orientation
Théry M / Jiménez-Dalmaroni A / Racine V / Bornens M / Jülicher F
26 May 2014
Keywords:
mitotic spindle orientation, cell microenvironment geometry, cortical cues, spindle pole, symmetric/ asymmetric orientation

Nature. 2007;447(7143):493–496.

Filamin A-Hinge region 1-EGFP : a novel tool for tracking the cellular function of filaminA in real-time
Planagumà J / Minsaas L / Pons M / Myhren L / Garrido G / Aragay AM
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cellular function, Filamin A, cell normalization

Plos One. 2012;7(8):e40864.

Filamin A-hinge region 1-EGFP: a novel tool for tracking the cellular functions of Filamin A in real-time
Planagumà J / Minsaas L / Pons M / Myhren L / Garrido G / Aragay AM
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Filamin A, cell surface, cell physiological phenomena

PLoS ONE. 2012;7(8):e40864.

Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulate Biased DNA Segregation in Response to Cell Adhesion Asymmetry
Freida D / Lecourt S / Cras A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
stems cells, cell division, cell adhesion

Cell Rep. 2013;Oct 17 [epub ahead of print].

Improved visualization and quantitative analysis of drug effects using micropatterned cells
Degot S / Auzan M / Chapuis V
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Reference Cell, drug profiling, quantitative cell analysis, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton, drug evaluation

J Vis Exp. 2010;(46):pii: 2514.

Intercellular and extracellular mechanotransduction in cardiac myocytes
Kresh JY / Chopra A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
adult cardiomyocytes, extracellular matrix, mechanical determinants, cytoskeletal organization, shape remodelling, sarcomere/myofibrillar architectural topography, cell shape-dependent functions, myopathies, myocardial infarctus, heart failure, reverse remodeling, disk-, H-, Y-, crossbow-shaped micropatterns, sarcomeric alpha-actinin.

Pflugers Arch. 2011;462(1):75–87.

Intracellular Electric Field and pH Optimize Protein Localization and Movement
Cunningham J / Estrella V / Lloyd M / Gillies R / Frieden BR / Gatenby R
26 May 2014
Keywords:
EGFR/ MAPK pathway, intracellular electric field

 PLoS ONE. 2012;7(5):e36894.

Lack of a Functional VHL Gene Product Sensitizes Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells to the Apoptotic Effects of the Protein Synthesis Inhibitor Verrucarin A
Woldemichael GM / Turbyville TJ / Vasselli JR / Linehan WM / McMahon JB
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell proliferation, apoptosis, cytotoxic stress

Neoplasia. 2012;14(8):771–777.

LNK (SH2B3) is a key regulator of integrin signaling in endothelial cells and targets α-parvin to control cell adhesion and migration
Devallière J / Chatelais M / Fitau J
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell migration, cell adhesion, focal adhesions

FASEB J. 2012;26(6):2592–2606.

Long-Lasting Effect of Perinatal Exposure to L-tryptophan on Circadian Clock of Primary Cell Lines Established from Male Offspring Born from Mothers Fed on Dietary Protein Restriction
Nascimento E / Guzman-Quevedo O / Delacourt N
26 May 2014
Keywords:
circadian clock, undernutrition, primary cell line, L-tryptophan

PLoS ONE. 2013;8(2):e56231.

MAP4 and CLASP1 operate as a safety mechanism to maintain a stable spindle position in mitosis
Samora CP / Mogessie B / Conway L / Ross JL / Straube A / McAinsh AD
26 May 2014
Keywords:
mitotic spindle orientation, H pattern, cell division, cell line, mitosis, mitotic spindle apparatus, microtubules

Nat. Cell Biol. 2011;13(9):1040–1050.

Mechanical control of epithelial lumen formation
Rodríguez-Fraticelli AE / Martin-Belmonte F
26 May 2014
Keywords:
epithelial cells, lumen, ciliogenesis, centrosome, morphogenesis

Small GTPases. 2013;4(2).

Mechanism of the Ca2+-Dependent Interaction between S100A4 and Tail Fragments of Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy Chain IIA.
Badyal SK / Basran J / Bhanji N
26 May 2014
Keywords:
epidermoid carcinoma A431/SIP1 cells constitutively expressing the GFP-tagged heavy chain of non-muscle myosin IIA, medium Y-shaped fibronectin micropattern

 J Mol Biol. 2011;405(4-3):1004–1026.

Mechanisms of spindle positioning: cortical force generators in the limelight
Kotak S / Gönczy P
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell division, spindle, microtubules

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2013;Aug 16 [epub ahead of print].

Mechanisms to suppress multipolar divisions in cancer cells with extra centrosomes
Kwon M / Godinho SA / Chandhok NS
24 May 2014
Keywords:
tumor cells, Micropatterns, H shape, Y shape, cell division, neoplasms, cell adhesion, cell line, cell shape, Cell polarity

 Genes Dev. 2008;22(16):2189–2203.

Microfluidic cell trap array for controlled positioning of single cells on adhesive micropatterns
Lin L / Chu Y-S / Thiery JP / Lim CT / Rodriguez I
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell shape, Cell polarity, cell function, cell migration, single cells

Lab Chip. 2013;13(4):714–721.

Micropatterned substrates coated with neuronal adhesion molecules for high-content study of synapse formation
Czöndör K / Garcia M / Argento A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
neuroscience, neuron cell, cell adhesion, morphogenesis

Nat Commun. 2013;4(2252).

Micropatterning as a tool to decipher cell morphogenesis and functions
Théry M.
24 May 2014
Keywords:
cell microenvironment, cell architecture, engineered micropatterns, cell morphogenetic processes, micropattern shape, actin, microtubule, cell differentiation, Cell polarity, cell shape, cell proliferation

J. Cell. Sci. 2010;123(24):4201–4213.

Morphological restriction of human coronary artery endothelial cells substantially impacts global gene expression patterns
Stiles JM / Pham R / Rowntree RK
26 May 2014
Keywords:
endothelial cells, cell morphology, cytoskeleton, genomics

FEBS J. 2013; June 27 [epub ahead of print].

Mycolactone activation of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome proteins underpins Buruli ulcer formation
Guenin-Macé L / Veyron-Churlet R / Thoulouze M-I
26 May 2014
Keywords:
immunology, Buruli, mycolactone

J Clin Invest. 2013; Mar 15 [epub ahead of print].

Patterning Pluripotent Stem Cells at a Single Cell Level
Pryzhkova MV / Harris GM / Ma S / Jabbarzadeh E
26 May 2014
Keywords:
stem cells, vitronectin, extracellular matrix

J Biomater Tissue Eng. 2013;3(4):461–471

Practical course on “Imaging infection: from single molecules to animals.”
Guenot M / Racz P
26 May 2014
Keywords:
Fluorescence microscopy, bioluminescent imaging, High Throughput microscopy, super-resolution microscopy : TIRF, PALM/STORM, in vivo imaging, PETSCAN, CT-SCAN, FRET, live cell imaging, image analysis, photobleaching, phototoxicity

Microbes Infect. 2012; Nov 02 [epub ahead of print].

Probabilistic density maps to study global endomembrane organization
Schauer K / Duong T / Bleakley K / Bardin S / Bornens M / Goud B.
24 May 2014
Keywords:
endomembranes, small G proteins, cell line, intracellular membranes

Nat. Methods. 2010;7(7):560–566.

Rab GTPase Mediated Procollagen Trafficking in Ascorbic Acid Stimulated Osteoblasts
Nabavi N / Pustylnik S / Harrison RE
26 May 2014
Keywords:
osteoblasts, protein trafficking

PLoS ONE. 2012;7(9):e46265.

Reconstitution of in vivo macrophage-tumor cell pairing and streaming motility on one-dimensional micro-patterned substrates
Sharma V / Beaty B / Patsialou A
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cell migration, oncology

IntraVital. 2012;1(1):77-85.

Reprogramming cell shape with laser nano-patterning.
Vignaud T / Galland R / Tseng Q / Blanchoin L / Colombelli J / Théry M.
24 May 2014
Keywords:
cell shape, actin network reprogramming, dynamic cellular responses, laser nano-patterning, Cell polarity

J. Cell. Sci. 2012;125(9):2134–2140.

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction
Dupont S / Morsut L / Aragona M
24 May 2014
Keywords:
mechanotransduction, mesenchymal stem cells, cell differentiation, cell line, cell shape, cytoskeleton

Nature. 2011;474(7350):179–183.

Spindle positioning in human cells relies on proper centriole formation and on the microcephaly proteins CPAP and STIL
Kitagawa D / Kohlmaier G / Keller D
22 May 2014
Keywords:
microcephaly, mitotic spindle orientation

J. Cell. Sci. 2011;124(22):3884–3893.

Standardized mitochondrial analysis gives new insights into mitochondrial dynamics and OPA1 function. Int
Chevrollier A / Cassereau J / Ferré M
22 May 2014
Keywords:
mitochondrial dynamics, mitochondrial disorder diagnostics, OPA1, neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondria

J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 2012;44(6):980–988.

The Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) Domain Protein Endophilin B2 Interacts with Plectin and Controls Perinuclear Cytoskeletal Architecture
Vannier C / Pesty A / San-Roman MJ / Schmidt AA
26 May 2014
Keywords:
cytoskeleton, nucleus positioning

J Biol Chem. 2013;288(38):27619–27637.

The extracellular matrix guides the orientation of the cell division axis.
Théry M / Racine V / Pépin A
22 May 2014
Keywords:
cell fate, cell division, cell shape, cell membrane, Cell polarity, actin dynamics, average distribution of actin-binding proteins

Nat. Cell Biol. 2005;7(10):947–953.

The interaction between nesprins and sun proteins at the nuclear envelope is critical for force transmission between the nucleus and cytoskeleton.
Lombardi ML / Jaalouk DE / Shanahan CM / Burke B / Roux KJ / Lammerding J.
22 May 2014
Keywords:
cell line, cytoskeleton, mechanotransduction, nuclear envelope, nucleo-cytoskeletal coupling, force transmission, LINC (Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex, intracellular forces, nuclear positioning, cell polarization, muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathies, crossbow-shaped micropatterns

J. Biol. Chem. 2011;286(30):26743–26753.

The role of RPGR in cilia formation and actin stability
Gakovic M / Shu X / Kasioulis I / Carpanini S / Moraga I / Wright AF
22 May 2014
Keywords:
cilia, ciliogenesis, retinal dystrophy, actins, cytoskeleton, cell cycle, cell division, cell line, cell movement, cell shape, epithelial cells, eye proteins, focal adhesions, organogenesis

Hum. Mol. Genet. 2011;20(24):4840–4850

β1- and αv-class integrins cooperate to regulate myosin II during rigidity sensing of fibronectin-based microenvironments
Schiller HB / Hermann M-R / Polleux J
26 May 2014
Keywords:
integrins, cell adhesion, cell contractility, cell motility, traction force

Nat Cell Biol. 2013; May 26 [epub ahead of print] .