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'''Laminins''' (LAM) are a family of glycoproteins that provide the integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are heterotrimers containing α-, β- and γ-subunits<ref>PMID:10842354</ref>. Laminins are essential for early embryonic development and organogenesis and have crucial functions in tissues like muscles, lung, skin, kidney and nerve<ref>PMID: | '''Laminins''' (LAM) are a family of glycoproteins that provide the integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are heterotrimers containing α-, β- and γ-subunits<ref>PMID:10842354</ref>. Laminins are essential for early embryonic development and organogenesis and have crucial functions in tissues like muscles, lung, skin, kidney and nerve<ref>PMID:19693542</ref>. Several members of the integrin family serve as laminin receptors on a variety of cell types<ref>PMID:11054877</ref>. | ||
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== Disease == | == Disease == | ||