Animal bodies are hierarchically organised from molecules and cells through tissues, organs and whole systems. Cellular architecture—membranes, cytoskeletons and extracellular matrices—provides ...
Laminins are heterotrimeric glycoproteins that form a fundamental scaffold within the extracellular matrix, particularly in basement membranes. Each laminin molecule comprises α, β and γ chains ...
Before cells can divide by mitosis, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can receive a full set of genetic material. Scientists have until now ...