The extracellular matrix protein laminin α2 regulates the maturation and function of the blood-brain barrier
Michael J Menezes, Freyja K McClenahan, Cindy V Leiton, Azeez Aranmolate, Xiwei Shan, Holly Colognato.
J Neurosc, 2014
In this article, Lama2(-/-) knock-out mice, lacking expression of the laminin α2 subunit of the laminin-211 heterotrimer expressed by astrocytes and pericytes, are shown to have defective blood-brain barrier (BBB ) in which systemically circulated tracer leaks into the brain parenchyma.
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