title: A new nomenclature for the laminins.
abstract: The authors have adopted a new nomenclature for the laminins. They are numbered with arabic numerals in the order discovered. The previous A, B1 and B2 chains, and their isoforms, are alpha, beta and gamma, respectively, followed by an arabic numeral to identify the isoform. For example, the first laminin identified from the Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm tumor is laminin-1 with the chain composition alpha 1 beta 1 gamma 1. The genes for these chains are LAMA1, LAMB1 and LAMC1, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Cutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlstown.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Burgeson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiquet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deutzmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ekblom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meneguzzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paulsson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin