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Globular domains 4/5 of the laminin alpha3 chain mediate deposition of precursor laminin 5.
Journal of cell science - 1 Sept 2004
Sigle Randy O, Gil Susana G, Bhattacharya Mallar, Ryan Maureen C, Yang Tai-Mei, Brown Tod A, Boutaud Ariel, Miyashita Yuko, Olerud John, Carter William G
Abstract excerpt
In epidermal wounds, precursor laminin 5 (alpha3beta3gamma2) is deposited in the provisional basement membrane (PBM) before other BM components. Precursor laminin 5 contains G4/5 globular domains at the carboxyl terminus of the alpha3 chain. Here, the function of G4/5 was evaluated in deposition...
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