The polyol pathway is an evolutionarily conserved system for sensing glucose uptake

• Hiroko Sano ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sano_hiroko@kurume-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9834-647X

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• Akira Nakamura,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Germline Development, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Mariko Yamane,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Hitoshi Niwa,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pluripotent Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, and Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Takashi Nishimura,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratory of Metabolic Regulation and Genetics, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

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• Kimi Araki,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, Center for Metabolic Regulation of Healthy Aging, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Kazumasa Takemoto,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute of Resource Development and Analysis, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, Department of Chromosome Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Kei-ichiro Ishiguro,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Chromosome Biology, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

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• Hiroki Aoki,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yuzuru Kato,

  Roles Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mammalian Development Laboratory, Department of Gene Function and Phenomics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan, Department of Genetics, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan

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• Masayasu Kojima

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Life Science, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan

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