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Photoregulation of cytoplasmic streaming: Cell biological dissection of signal transduction pathway

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In mesophyll cells ofVallisneria gigantea Graebner, an aquatic angiosperm, induction and cessation of rotational streaming of the cytoplasm are under the control of light. In this article, I would like to outline our study on the functional elements implicated in this light-dependent phenomenon, namely, photoreceptor systems, motile apparatus, and ion transport systems across the plasma membrane, and on the modes of interactions among them, with emphasis on the regulatory role of the calcium ion.

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Abbreviations

ATP:

adenosine 5′-triphosphate

DCCD:

N, N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide

DCMU:

3-(3, 4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea

F-actin:

filamentous actin

Pfr:

the far-red light-absorbing form of phytochrome

Pr:

the red light-absorbing form of phytochrome

UDPG:

uridine diphosphate glucose

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Dedicated to Reiko Nagai, Professor Emeritus of Osaka University, on the occasion of her 65th birthday

Recipient of the Botanical Society Award for Young Scientist, 1995.

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Takagi, S. Photoregulation of cytoplasmic streaming: Cell biological dissection of signal transduction pathway. J. Plant Res. 110, 299–303 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02509318

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