Isolation of a subunit of laminin and its role in molecular structure and tumor cell attachment.
Rao C, Margulies I, Tralka T, Terranova V, Madri J, Liotta L. Isolation of a subunit of laminin and its role in molecular structure and tumor cell attachment. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1982, 257: 9740-9744. PMID: 7107589, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)34135-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectron microscopySubunits of lamininGlobular end regionsBeta subunitLaminin short armsTumor cellsWhole laminin moleculeAlpha subunitSquamous carcinoma cellsHuman squamous carcinoma cellsMicroscopyCell attachmentLaminin moleculeAttachment propertiesCarcinoma cellsTumor cell attachmentBasement membraneLong armAlpha-thrombin