Abnormal development of glomerular endothelial and mesangial cells in mice with targeted disruption of the lama3 gene

Mice with targeted disruption of the lama3 gene, which encodes the α3 chain of laminin-5 (α3β3γ2, 332), develop a blistering skin disease similar to junctional epidermolysis bullosa in humans. These animals also develop abnormalities in glomerulogenesis. In both wild-type and mutant animals (lama3−/...

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Veröffentlicht in:Kidney international 2006-09, Vol.70 (6), p.1062-1071
Hauptverfasser: Abrass, C.K., Berfield, A.K., Ryan, M.C., Carter, W.G., Hansen, K.M.
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