Nidogen-1 is a member of the nidogen family of basement membrane glycoproteins. The protein interacts with several other components of basement membranes. Structurally it (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.[5] It may also play a role in cell interactions with the extracellular matrix.[6][7]
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↑Tran H, VanDusen WJ, Argraves WS (September 1997). "The self-association and fibronectin-binding sites of fibulin-1 map to calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like domains". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (36): 22600–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.36.22600. PMID9278415.
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Further reading
Chung AE, Durkin ME (1990). "Entactin: structure and function". Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 3 (4): 275–82. doi:10.1165/ajrcmb/3.4.275. PMID2119632.
Yurchenco PD, Schittny JC (1990). "Molecular architecture of basement membranes". FASEB J. 4 (6): 1577–90. PMID2180767.