Locomotive mechanism of Physarum plasmodia based on spatiotemporal analysis of protoplasmic streaming.
Biophysical Journal(2008)
摘要
We investigate how an amoeba mechanically moves its own center of gravity using the model organism Physarum plasmodium. Time-dependent velocity fields of protoplasmic streaming over the whole plasmodia were measured with a particle image velocimetry program developed for this work. Combining these data with measurements of the simultaneous movements of the plasmodia revealed a simple physical mechanism of locomotion. The shuttle streaming of the protoplasm was not truly symmetric due to the peristalsis-like movements of the plasmodium. This asymmetry meant that the transport capacity of the stream was not equal in both directions, and a net forward displacement of the center of gravity resulted. The generality of this as a mechanism for amoeboid locomotion is discussed.
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cytoplasm,center of gravity,computer simulation,cytoplasmic streaming,velocity field,visualization,soft matter,migration,amoeboid movement,particle image velocimetry
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