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Calcium Inhibition of Cytoplasmic Streaming

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Calcium: The Molecular Basis of Calcium Action in Biology and Medicine

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Cytoplasmic streaming is commonly observed in plant cells, where organelles associated with myosin move along the actin cables that run beneath the cell membrane. The driving force for the streaming is produced by the interaction of myosin with actin in a similar way to muscle contraction. In muscle cells, cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+] i ) is mostly kept at low levels, i.e., submicromolar levels. When the cell is excited, [Ca2+] i increases up to micromolar levels. The increase in [Ca2+] i , causes the actin-myosin interaction so that the muscle contracts. When [Ca2+] i returns to submicromolar levels, the interaction is abolished and the muscle relaxes (Ebashi and Endo, 1968).

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Kawamichi, H., Nakamura, A., Kohama, K. (2000). Calcium Inhibition of Cytoplasmic Streaming. In: Pochet, R., Donato, R., Haiech, J., Heizmann, C., Gerke, V. (eds) Calcium: The Molecular Basis of Calcium Action in Biology and Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0688-0_14

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