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Reconstruction of Active Regular Motion in Amoeba Extract: Dynamic Cooperation between Sol and Gel States
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Nishigami, Yukinori Ichikawa, Masatoshi Kazama, Toshiya Kobayashi, Ryo Shimmen, Teruo Yoshikawa, Kenichi Sonobe, Seiji |
| Editor | Kabla, Alexandre J. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Amoeboid locomotion is one of the typical modes of biological cell migration. Cytoplasmic sol–gel conversion of an actomyosin system is thought to play an important role in locomotion. However, the mechanisms underlying sol–gel conversion, including trigger, signal, and regulating factors, remain unclear. We developed a novel model system in which an actomyosin fraction moves like an amoeba in a cytoplasmic extract. Rheological study of this model system revealed that the actomyosin fraction exhibits shear banding: the sol–gel state of actomyosin can be regulated by shear rate or mechanical force. Furthermore, study of the living cell indicated that the shear-banding property also causes sol–gel conversion with the same order of magnitude as that of shear rate. Our results suggest that the inherent sol–gel transition property plays an essential role in the self-regulation of autonomous translational motion in amoeba. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070317 |
| Starting Page | 70317 |
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| ISSN | 19326203 |
| e-ISSN | 19326203 |
| Journal | PLoS ONE |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Public Library of Science |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
