Ken Yokawa

Local anesthetic lidocaine decelerates cytoplasmic streaming in Egeria densa via altered actin dynamics and reactive oxygen species generation

Local anesthetics (LAs) block voltage-gated Na+ channels in mammals, but they also affect cytoplasmic streaming in plant cells. Although certain LAs inhibit streaming in algae such as Chara, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to elucidate how LAs reduce cy...