Reactivation of cell-free models of endoplasmic drops from Physarum polycephalum after glycerol extraction at low ionic strength
Achenbach, F.; Wohlfarth-Bottermann, K.E.
European Journal of Cell Biology 40(2): 135-138
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0171-9335 PMID: 3709543 Document Number: 273763
The effect of calcium ions on the reactivation of cytoplasmic actomyosin contraction in cell-free models of endoplasmic drops from Physarum polycephalum after glycerol extraction at low ionic strength depends on the duration of the extraction procedure: Ca++ prevents contraction in 20-h extracted specimens, whereas after several days of extraction this Ca++-sensitivity is lost. These results indicate an inhibitory effect of Ca++ on cytoplasmic actomyosin contraction.