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. 2017 Oct 24;6:e30057. doi: 10.7554/eLife.30057

Figure 8. Model for metabolic adaptation to acute starvation.

Figure 8.

daf-16/FoxO transcriptionally upregulates enzymes involved in the glyoxylate shunt, gluconeogenesis, and trehalose synthesis to drive an increase in production of trehalose. Trehalose functions as a stress protectant and an energy source to promote survival.