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Compound genetic ablation of nidogen 1 and 2 causes basement membrane defects and perinatal lethality in mice.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Aug 2005
Bader Bernhard L, Smyth Neil, Nedbal Sabine, Miosge Nicolai, Baranowsky Anke, Mokkapati Sharada, Murshed Monzur, Nischt Roswitha
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Nidogen 1 and 2 are basement membrane glycoproteins, and previous biochemical and functional studies indicate that they may play a crucial role in basement membrane assembly. While they show a divergent expression pattern in certain adult tissues, both have a similar distribution during development. Gene knockout studies in mice demonstrated that the loss of either isoform has no effect on basement membrane...
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