The laminin α chains: Expression, developmental transitions, and chromosomal locations of α1-5, identification of heterotrimeric laminins 8- 11, and cloning of a novel α3 isoform

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 685-701

  Miner, Jeffrey H ^a   Patton, Bruce L ^a   Lentz, Stephen I ^a   Gilbert, Debra J ^b   Snider, William D ^a   Jenkins, Nancy A ^b   Copeland, Neal G ^b   Sanes, Joshua R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; EMBRYO; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; LAMININ; LUNG; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0030919488     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.3.685     Document Type: Review

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