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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 91, 501-509, Copyright © 1988 by Company of Biologists
Submitted on July 1, 1988
Accepted on August 4, 1988
1 Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113, Japan
Using a Ca2+ ionophore, A23187, the free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]) in the cytoplasm of pollen tubes of Lilium longiflorum was controlled from the cell exterior. At [Ca2+] higher than 1.0x10-5M (pCa5.0), cytoplasmic streaming was inhibited, and the inhibition was irreversible. The ATP content did not change, but actin filaments were fragmented and formed aggregates. A subsequent decrease in [Ca2+] almost stopped the progress of the actin filament fragmentation, but filamentous actin did not re-form from the fragmented actin. In a previous paper, we reported that pollen tube organelle movement along characean actin bundles was inhibited by Ca2+ at 10-5M levels and the inhibition was reversible. In the present study, the reversibility was also demonstrated using an in situ Ca2+ treatment. Organelles were isolated from pollen tubes that had been treated with high [Ca2+] and A23187. They moved along characean actin bundles in Ca2+-free medium.
It is concluded that Ca2+ inhibition of cytoplasmic streaming can be attributed to both inactivation of myosin and fragmentation of actin. The irreversibility of Ca2+ inhibition in situ is attributed to the irreversible fragmentation of actin filaments.
Key words: actin, Ca2+, cytoplasmic streaming, myosin, pollen tube
Submitted on July 1, 1988
Accepted on August 4, 1988
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