Carbohydrates 'can suppress tumours'

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Glycans, the carbohydrates that anchor cells into place, have been found to act as tumour suppressors in breast and prostate cancers

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These specialized complex sugar molecules (glycans) play a critical role in cell adhesion in normal cells, and their decrease or loss leads to increased cell migration by invasive cancer cells and metastasis.

The specialized glycans are capable of binding to laminin, and are attached to the a-DG cell surface protein. This binding facilitates adhesion between epithelial and basement membrane cells and prevents cells from migrating.
Though the post consists full of biological terms I could get the summary that carbohydrates can suppress tumors.
Only the first line says that carbohydrates are tumour supressers.
Only the first line says that carbohydrates are tumour supressers.

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Created Thursday, 16 December 2010 15:10
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