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Evolution of high-molecular-mass hyaluronic acid is associated with subterranean lifestyle.
Nature communications - 5 Dec 2023
Zhao Yang, Zheng Zhizhong, Zhang Zhihui, Xu Yandong, Hillpot Eric, Lin Yifei S, Zakusilo Frances T, Lu J Yuyang, Ablaeva Julia, Biashad Seyed Ali, Miller Richard A, Nevo Eviatar, Seluanov Andrei, Gorbunova Vera
Abstract excerpt
Hyaluronic acid is a major component of extracellular matrix which plays an important role in development, cellular response to injury and inflammation, cell migration, and cancer. The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) contains abundant high-molecular-mass hyaluronic acid in its tissues, which contributes to this species' cancer resistance and possibly to its longevity. Here we report that abundant...
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