Laminins (Hardcover)

Biosynthesis, tissue distribution and isolation of laminins; structure of laminins and their chain assembly; laminin genes - structure, regulation and mutations in disease; laminins of epidermal structures; binding of laminins to extracellular structures; binding of laminins to extracellular matrix components; integrin-mediated cellular interactions with laminins; non-integrin laminin receptors; laminin isoferms in development; basement membrane as a differentiation and survival factor; drosophila laminin; laminins during neurite growth and nerve regeneration; interaction of tumor cells with basement membranes and laminin-1; dystroglycan - a novel laminin receptor and its involvement in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophies.