'Gloop' the secret to naked mole rats' cancer defiance

• Autores: Rowan Hooper
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2922, 2013, pág. 15
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Vera Gorbunova at the University of Rochester in New York and colleagues have found that the extracellular matrix in naked mole rats-the gloop that supports tissues-is rich in a substance that stops cancers growing. The magic ingredient is a polysaccharide called hyaluronan, which acts as a lubricant in the body. It is present in a unique, heavyweight form in naked mole rats known as high-molecular mass hyalurorian.