Laminin beta 1 Proteins and Enzymes

Laminins are essential and abundant structural non-collagenous glycoproteins localizing to basement membranes. Basement membranes (cell-associated extracellular matrices (ECMs)) are polymers of Laminins with stabilizing type IV collagen networks, nidogen and several proteoglycans. Basement membranes are found under epithelial layers, around the endothelium of blood vessels and surrounding muscle, peripheral nerve and fat cells. Formation of basement membranes influences cell proliferation, ...