Abstract
Internodal cells ofNitella axilliformis had a membrane potential of about−120mV and showed active cytoplasmic streaming with a rate of about 90 μm/sec in artificial pond water (APW) at 25C. When APW was replaced with 50 mM KCl solution, the membrane potential depolarized accompanying an action potential, and the cytoplasmic streaming stopped. Soon after this quick cessation, the streaming started again, but its velocity remained very low for at least 60 min. Removal of KCl from the external medium led to repolarization of the membrane and accelerated recovery of the streaming. The change in the concentration of free Ca2+ in the cytoplasm ([Ca2+]c) was monitored by light emission from aequorin which had previously been injected into the cytoplasm. Upon application of KCl to the external medium, the light emission, i.e., [Ca2+]c, quickly increased. It then decreased exponentially and reached the original low level within 100 sec. The cause of the long-lasting inhibition of cytoplasmic streaming observed even when [Ca2+]c had returned to its low resting level is discussed based on the mechanism proposed for action potential-induced cessation of cytoplasmic streaming; inactivation of myosin by Ca2+-dependent phosphorylation or formation of cross bridge between actin filaments and myosin.
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Abbreviations
- APW:
-
artificial pond water
- [Ca2+]c :
-
concentration of free Ca2+ in the cytoplasm
- EGTA:
-
ethyleneglycol-bis-(-aminoethyl ether)N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid
- Em :
-
membrane potential
- Rm :
-
membrane resistance
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Shimmen, T., Kikuyama, M. & Tazawa, M. Studies on cessation of cytoplasmic streaming under K+-induced depolarization inNitella axilliformis . J. Plant Res. 108, 457–462 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02344234
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