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Science 319 (5868): 1348-1349

Copyright © 2008 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:
Sweet Conundrum

Morris J. Birnbaum

High blood glucose concentration causes a transcription factor to be modified with a sugar moiety, triggering the liver to produce yet more glucose.

Institute of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail: birnbaum{at}mail.med.upenn.edu

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