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Defective formation of the inner limiting membrane in laminin beta2- and gamma3-null mice produces retinal dysplasia.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Mar 2010
Pinzón-Duarte Germán, Daly Gerard, Li Yong N, Koch Manuel, Brunken William J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Retinal basement membranes (BMs) serve as attachment sites for retinal pigment epithelial cells on Bruch's membrane and Müller cells (MCs) on the inner limiting membrane (ILM), providing polarity cues to adherent cells. The beta2 and gamma3 chains of laminin are key components of retinal BMs throughout development, suggesting that they play key roles in retinal histogenesis. This study was conducted to...
Topics
- Animals
- Basement Membrane
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Differentiation
- Dark Adaptation
- Electroretinography
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Immunohistochemistry
