A role for dystroglycan in basement membrane assembly.

doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81708-0

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A role for dystroglycan in basement membrane assembly.

Cell - 11 Dec 1998

Henry M D, Campbell K P

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Basement membranes are composed of ordered arrays of characteristic extracellular matrix proteins, but little is known about the assembly of these structures in vivo. We have investigated the function of dystroglycan, a cell-surface laminin receptor expressed by cells contacting basement membrane...

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Animals
Basement Membrane
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Dystroglycans
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Laminin
Membrane Glycoproteins
Mice
Phenotype
Stem Cells

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