Finally, we recorded survival rate
under starvation conditions with ad libitum access to water (Fig. 3A).
As expected from the smaller decrese in their sugar content, tßhnM18 mutants survived longer than wild type controls (Wilcoxon rank sum
test, p <0.05, Fig. 3B). Our
experiments show that tßhnM18 mutants are
less affected by starvation than wild type animals, suggesting a role
for OA and/or TA in starvation resistance and sugar response.