Protein hunger-driven nitrogen flow from phospholipids to amino acids inDrosophila
Tianji Ma, Guangyan Wu, Lauren Tham, Madison Palarca-Wong, Sharon Vaz, Nick Allen, Carrie Shao, Ashley Tsai, Richard W. Song, Pamela M. England, Qili Liu
The paper shows that Drosophila reallocates nitrogen from phospholipids to amino acids under protein deprivation, mediated by the microbiome and ETNPPL pathway.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology