Merosin, a tissue-specific basement membrane protein, is a laminin-like protein.

DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors

1977 • 69,181 citations

Improved tools for biological sequence comparison.

1988 • 11,455 citations

Sequence from picomole quantities of proteins electroblotted onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes.

1987 • 5,066 citations

Efficient isolation of genes by using antibody probes.

1983 • 2,065 citations

Laminin and Other Basement Membrane Components

1987 • 900 citations

Laminin promotes neuritic regeneration from cultured peripheral and central neurons.

1983 • 726 citations

Laminin receptor on platelets is the integrin VLA-6

1988 • 679 citations

Neurite extension by peripheral and central nervous system neurons in response to substratum-bound fibronectin and laminin

1983 • 672 citations

The heparin-binding domain of laminin is responsible for its effects on neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival.

1984 • 634 citations

A Synthetic Peptide Containing the IKVAV Sequence from the A Chain of Laminin Mediates Cell Attachment, Migration, and Neurite Outgrowth

1989 • 623 citations

Amino acid sequence of the human fibronectin receptor.

1987 • 596 citations

A laminin-like adhesive protein concentrated in the synaptic cleft of the neuromuscular junction

1989 • 566 citations

Nerve growth factor, laminin, and fibronectin promote neurite growth in human fetal sensory ganglia cultures

1982 • 541 citations

The cell substrate attachment (CSAT) antigen has properties of a receptor for laminin and fibronectin.

1985 • 503 citations

Laminin, a multidomain protein. The A chain has a unique globular domain and homology with the basement membrane proteoglycan and the laminin B chains.

1988 • 486 citations

Laminin-nidogen complex. Extraction with chelating agents and structural characterization

1987 • 453 citations

Sequence of the cDNA encoding the laminin B1 chain reveals a multidomain protein containing cysteine-rich repeats.

1987 • 381 citations

Merosin, a protein specific for basement membranes of Schwann cells, striated muscle, and trophoblast, is expressed late in nerve and muscle development.

1988 • 371 citations

Endothelial cells use alpha 2 beta 1 integrin as a laminin receptor.

1989 • 363 citations

Laminin is associated with the "neurite outgrowth-promoting factors" found in conditioned media.

1985 • 346 citations

Domains of laminin with growth-factor activity

1989 • 341 citations

Role of laminin in the attachment and metastasis of murine tumor cells.

1982 • 334 citations

Mapping of domains in human laminin using monoclonal antibodies: localization of the neurite-promoting site.

1986 • 318 citations

The Human Laminin Receptor Is a Member of the Integrin Family of Cell Adhesion Receptors

1988 • 310 citations

The laminin B2 chain has a multidomain structure homologous to the B1 chain.

1987 • 307 citations

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of human placental alkaline phosphatase.

1986 • 284 citations

Migration by haptotaxis of a Schwann cell tumor line to the basement membrane glycoprotein laminin.

1983 • 259 citations

The cellular interactions of laminin fragments. Cell adhesion correlates with two fragment-specific high affinity binding sites.

1987 • 243 citations

Two distinct cell-binding domains in laminin can independently promote nonneuronal cell adhesion and spreading [published erratum appears in J Cell Biol 1989 Jun;108(6):following 2546]

1987 • 195 citations

Subunit structure of a laminin-binding integrin and localization of its binding site on laminin

1989 • 172 citations

Sequencing of laminin B chain cDNAs reveals C-terminal regions of coiled-coil alpha-helix.

1984 • 169 citations

Human laminin B1 chain. A multidomain protein with gene (LAMB1) locus in the q22 region of chromosome 7.

1987 • 162 citations

Structural requirements for the stimulation of neurite outgrowth by two variants of laminin and their inhibition by antibodies.

1988 • 155 citations

Identification of a neuronal laminin receptor: An Mr 200K/120K integrin heterodimer that binds laminin in a divalent cation-dependent manner

1988 • 153 citations

Isolation and characterization of rat schwannoma neurite-promoting factor: evidence that the factor contains laminin

1985 • 152 citations

Human laminin isolated in a nearly intact, biologically active form from placenta by limited proteolysis.

1983 • 147 citations

Drosophila substrate adhesion molecule: Sequence of laminin B1 chain reveals domains of homology with mouse

1988 • 145 citations

Human laminin B2 chain. Comparison of the complete amino acid sequence with the B1 chain reveals variability in sequence homology between different structural domains.

1988 • 134 citations

Mouse heart laminin

1989 • 123 citations

Human melanoma cells express a novel integrin receptor for laminin

1989 • 120 citations

Laminin from rat yolk sac tumor: Isolation, partial characterization, and comparison with mouse laminin

1983 • 109 citations

Identification of a peripheral nerve neurite growth-promoting activity by development and use of an in vitro bioassay.

1987 • 101 citations

Structural study of long arm fragments of laminin

1988 • 82 citations

Human laminin: cloning and sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding A, B1 and B2 chains, and expression of the corresponding genes in human skin and cultured cells.

1989 • 75 citations

Comparison of two methods of preparing enzyme-antibody conjugates: Application of these conjugates for enzyme immunoassay

1979 • 71 citations

Primary Structure of the Drosophila Laminin B2 Chain and Comparison with Human, Mouse, and Drosophila Laminin B1 and B2 Chains

1989 • 67 citations

The neurite-promoting domain of human laminin promotes attachment and induces characteristic morphology in non-neuronal cells

1988 • 65 citations

Isolation of laminin from human placental basement membranes: Amnion, chorion and chorionic microvessels

1983 • 63 citations

Purification and characterization of a neurite outgrowth factor from chicken gizzard smooth muscle.

1985 • 50 citations

Primary structure of the mouse laminin B2 chain and comparison with laminin B1

1988 • 38 citations

Laminin M is Found in Placental Basement Membranes, But Not in Basement Membranes of Neoplastic Origin

1986 • 36 citations

The effects of laminin on the growth and differentiation of embryonal carcinoma cells in defined media

1980 • 34 citations

Expression of merosin, a tissue-specific basement membrane protein, in the intermediate trophoblast cells of choriocarcinoma and placenta.

1989 • 33 citations

Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Intact and Pepsin-Derived Fragments of Laminin from Human Placenta

1985 • 30 citations

Distribution of merosin, a laminin-related tissue-specific basement membrane protein, in human Schwann cell neoplasms.

1989 • 29 citations

Neurite‐promoting activity from fetal skeletal muscle: Immunological comparison with laminin

1987 • 12 citations