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Mesh term Laminin

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Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Membrane Glycoproteins

Description

Large, noncollagenous glycoprotein with antigenic properties. It is localized in the basement membrane lamina lucida and functions to bind epithelial cells to the basement membrane. Evidence suggests that the protein plays a role in tumor invasion.



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