Nitrogen Starvation
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An Anoxia-starvation Model for Ischemia/Reperfusion in C. elegans
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2014
A protocol is described that uses anoxia/starvation in C. elegans to model ischemia/reperfusion. Functional outcomes include increased mortality, visible abnormalities in GFP-labeled neuronal processes, and impaired behavioral responses that require neuronal function.
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The Nitrogen Cycle
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2019
Nitrogen atoms, present in all proteins and DNA, are recycled between abiotic and biotic components of the ecosystem. However, the primary form of nitrogen on Earth is nitrogen gas, which cannot be used by most animals and plants. Thus, nitrogen gas must first be converted into a usable form by nitrogen-fixing bacteria before it can be cycled through other living organisms. The use of nitrogen-containing fertilizers and animal waste products in human agriculture has greatly influenced the...
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Analysis of Autophagy in Penicillium chrysogenum by Using Starvation Pads in Combination With Fluorescence Microscopy
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2015
A convenient and powerful method for studying autophagy in Penicillium chrysogenum by using starvation pads (mixtures of agarose and tap water in a microscope slide containing a central cavity) is presented here.
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Investigating the Function of Coronin A in the Early Starvation Response of Dictyostelium discoideum by Aggregation Assays
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2016
The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum undergoes a developmental transition into a multicellular organism when starved. The evolutionary conserved protein coronin A plays a crucial role in the initiation of development. Using aggregation assays as our main method, we aim to elucidate the role of coronin A in early development.
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Carbon and Nitrogen Analysis of Environmental Samples
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Margaret Workman and Kimberly Frye - Depaul University Elemental Analysis is a method used to determine elemental composition of a material. In environmental samples such as soils, scientists are particularly interested in the amounts of two ecologically important elements, nitrogen and carbon. Elemental analysis by the flash combustion technique works by oxidizing the sample with a catalyst through combustion in a high-temperature chamber. The products of combustion are...
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Nitrogen-sensing pathways coordinate the response by linking nutrient availability with cellular metabolism. When usable nitrogen declines, cells reduce biosynthetic activity and redirect resources toward maintaining essential functions. This shift helps explain why growth and production of proteins and nucleic acids change together, rather than as isolated effects.
Internal protein breakdown and recycling provide a way to mobilize nitrogen already present in the organism. At the same time, changes in nutrient uptake can alter how cells acquire additional nitrogen. Considering these processes together is important because adaptation depends on both conserving internal resources and responding to external availability.
In plants, nitrogen starvation can produce chlorosis, a visible loss of green coloration, while nitrogen is redistributed from older tissues toward younger ones. This response connects nutrient stress with development: older tissue may be mobilized for nitrogen, allowing younger tissue to receive resources even when overall nitrogen supply remains limited.
Controlled nitrogen limitation gives researchers a way to examine adaptation under a defined shortage rather than observing nutrient stress only after it occurs naturally. By comparing biological responses under sufficient and limited nitrogen conditions, studies can focus on metabolic adjustment, resource mobilization, and changes in growth-related activity.
Studies of nitrogen starvation are useful in microbial physiology because microorganisms must adjust metabolism when nitrogen availability changes. They can also reveal general principles of nutrient homeostasis, including how sensing pathways coordinate uptake, recycling, and biosynthetic priorities. These findings help connect cellular behavior with broader questions about biological stress responses.
In plant biology, the condition provides a framework for examining chlorosis, tissue-to-tissue nitrogen redistribution, and the relationship between nutrient supply and development. In agriculture-related research, those observations can inform efforts to improve crop productivity and nitrogen-use efficiency by identifying how plants respond when nitrogen becomes limiting.