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Jacob Bako

University of British Columbia

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway promotes higher fat storage in Drosophila females

Puja Biswas, Jacob Bako, J. Beatrice Liston, Huaxu Yu, Lianna W. Wat, Colin J. Miller, Michael D. Gordon, Tao Huan, Molly Stanley, Elizabeth J. Rideout

This study identifies the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway as a key determinant of higher fat storage in Drosophila females through increased dietary sugar intake and Dilp3 expression.

Cell Reports · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology