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Overeating can lead to the development of insulin resistance and diabetes. A component of the mTOR nutrient signaling pathway now bridges the mechanistic gap between obesity and insulin resistance.
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Figure 1: mTOR and S6 kinase 1 may link nutrient excess with both obesity and insulin resistance.

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- Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA
Mary-Elizabeth Patti - Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA
Mary-Elizabeth Patti - Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA
Barbara B Kahn - Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, USA
Barbara B Kahn
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Patti, ME., Kahn, B. Nutrient sensor links obesity with diabetes risk.Nat Med 10, 1049–1050 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1004-1049
- Issue date: 01 October 2004
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1004-1049