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Abstract
Fifty years ago, an important paper appeared in Botanical Magazine Tokyo. Kamiya and Kuroda proposed a sliding theory for the mechanism of cytoplasmic streaming. This pioneering study laid the basis for elucidation of the molecular mechanism of cytoplasmic streaming--the motive force is generated by the sliding of myosin XI associated with organelles along actin filaments, using the hydrolysis energy of ATP. The role of the actin-myosin system in various plant cell functions is becoming evident. The present article reviews progress in studies on cytoplasmic streaming over the past 50 years.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17252175 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-006-0061-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Plant Res ISSN: 0918-9440 Impact factor: 2.629