laminin
- A large multimeric glycoprotein component of the basement membrane; particularly its unstained laminae; a major protein component of the laminae of the renal glomerulus.
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lam·i·nin 'lam-ə-nən n a glycoprotein that is a component of connective tissue basement membrane and that promotes cell adhesion* * *
lam·i·nin (lamґĭ-nin) an adhesive glycoprotein, comprising a number of cell- and tissue-specific isoforms, that is a component of the basement membrane; it binds to heparan sulfate, type IV collagen, and specific cell-surface receptors and is involved in the attachment of epithelial cells to underlying connective tissue.
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Laminin — is the major non collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit.cite book |author=M. A. Haralson and John R. Hassell |title=Extracellular matrix: a practical approach |publisher=IRL Press… … Wikipedia
laminin — [lam′i nin] n. Biochem. a large glycoprotein that binds epithelial cells to connective tissue * * * … Universalium
laminin — [lam′i nin] n. Biochem. a large glycoprotein that binds epithelial cells to connective tissue … English World dictionary
Laminin — Die Laminine sind kollagenähnliche Glykoproteine und ein Bestandteil der extrazellulären Matrix[1]. Laminine findet man in allen Basallaminae, und sie weisen Bindungsstellen für Zelloberflächenrezeptoren auf. Zusammen mit Kollagen Typ IV,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
laminin — Link proteins of basal lamina; consist of an A chain (400 kD) and two B chains (200 kD). Each subunit contains at least 12 repeats of the EGF like domain. The first laminin studied was from mouse EHS cells, but it is now becoming clear that… … Dictionary of molecular biology
laminin — noun Etymology: lamina + 1 in Date: 1979 a glycoprotein component of connective tissue basement membrane that promotes cell adhesion … New Collegiate Dictionary
laminin — noun Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue … Wiktionary
Laminin — La|mi|nin [lat. lamina = Platte, Scheibe, Klinge; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: Gruppenbez. für Glykoproteine vom MG ca. 850 000, die in der Basalmembran Rezeptorfunktionen wahrnehmen … Universal-Lexikon
Laminin — Lamini̱n [zu ↑Lamina] s; s, e: Protein des Bindegewebes … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
laminin — lam·i·nin … English syllables
