Amino acid starvation has opposite effects on mitochondrial and cytosolic protein synthesis.

Amino acids are essential for cell growth and proliferation for they can serve as precursors of protein synthesis, be remodelled for nucleotide and fat biosynthesis, or be burnt as fuel. Mitochondria are energy producing organelles that additionally play a central role in amino acid homeostasis. One...

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Main Authors: Mark A Johnson, Sara Vidoni, Romina Durigon, Sarah F Pearce, Joanna Rorbach, Jiuya He, Gloria Brea-Calvo, Michal Minczuk, Aurelio Reyes, Ian J Holt, Antonella Spinazzola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0093597&type=printable
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