title: The sliding theory of cytoplasmic streaming: fifty years of progress.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan. shimmen@sci.u-hyogo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimmen
mesh_terms: D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000502:physiology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009218:Myosins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009218:Myosins