Article
Laminin 2 attachment selects myofibroblasts from fetal mouse lung.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Sept 1998
Flores-Delgado G, Bringas P, Warburton D
Abstract excerpt
Laminins (LNs) are extracellular matrix glycoproteins that are involved in cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. So far, 11 LN variants (LN1 to LN11) have been described. In the lung, at least six LN variants have been identified. However, only the role of LN1 has been characterized...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Cell Adhesion
- Cells, Cultured
- Desmin
- Edetic Acid
- Embryonic and Fetal Development
- Fetus
- Fibroblasts
- Fibronectins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Variation
- Laminin
- Lung
- Mesoderm
- Mice
- RNA, Messenger
- Transcription, Genetic