The crystal structure of a laminin G-like module reveals the molecular basis of α-dystroglycan binding to laminins, perlecan, and agrin

Molecular Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 783-792

  Hohenester, Erhard ^a,b   Tisi, Dominic ^a   Talts, Jan F ^c   Timpl, Rupert ^c  

^a The Blackett Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRIN; CALCIUM ION; DYSTROGLYCAN; LAMININ; LAMININ BINDING PROTEIN; MEROSIN; PERLECAN;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0033231551     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80388-3     Document Type: Article

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