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Early studies indicated that depletion of amino acids and not other nutrients is essential for initiation of development [ 19 20 21 ] . Upon amino acid starvation, among other events there is a substantial decrease in the rate of initiation of protein synthesis, resulting in a reduction in size and amount of polysomes and accumulation of free ribosomes [ 19 22 23 ] . It is believed that the decrease in protein synthesis in response to starvation occurs post-transcriptionally, since adding back amino acids rapidly restores protein synthesis and does not require new mRNA synthesis [ 22 ] .
Perhaps the best-known example of this is the isolation of dwarf varieties of wheat and rice that led to the “green revolution” in the second half of the 20th century, which is credited with saving millions of people around the globe from starvation.
Hsp82p is a chaperone protein known to interact with a number of signaling pathway components [ 20 ] . It is required for activation of the pheromone signaling pathway [ 21 ] , and for the general response to amino acid starvation [ 22 ] . It may play a similar role in response to nitrogen (ammonia) starvation, a trigger for filamentation.
Thousands die of starvation, and the rest, sooner or later, get fat."
The resulting mononucleated cells proliferate when stimulated with serum and redifferentiate into myotubes following serum starvation.