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Binding of the basement membrane protein laminin to Escherichia coli

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It is reported that strains of uropathogenic E. coli bind to the basement membrane protein laminin, which is a glycoprotein with Mr 900 000 serves as a substrate mediating the attachment and spreading of different eucaryotic cells.
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This article is published in FEBS Letters.The article was published on 1982-09-06 and is currently open access. It has received 81 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fimbria & Glycoprotein binding.

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Mapping of domains in human laminin using monoclonal antibodies: localization of the neurite-promoting site.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the neurite-promoting site may be contained in or close to the 400-kD component of laminin, which is also the site for heparin binding.
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Laminin receptors on Candida albicans germ tubes.

TL;DR: C. albicans possesses germ tube-specific surface receptors for laminin which could mediate its attachment to basement membranes and so contribute to the establishment of candidiasis.
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Binding of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis to laminin through surface glycoprotein gp43 leads to enhancement of fungal pathogenesis.

TL;DR: Results indicate that interaction of fungi with extracellular matrix elements may constitute a basis for the evolution of fungal infection toward regional spreading and dissemination.
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Extracellular matrix proteins (fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen) bind and aggregate bacteria.

TL;DR: It appears that fibronectin, laminin, and Type IV collagen can bind and aggregate certain gram-positive bacteria, and this binding is dependent on the surface characteristics of the organism.
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Laminin--a glycoprotein from basement membranes.

TL;DR: Investigation of a large noncollagenous glycoprotein isolated from a mouse tumor that produces basement membrane shows that it is produced by a variety of cultured cells, suggesting that this protein or an immunologically related protein is a constituent of the basement membranes of these tissues.
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Role of laminin in the attachment of PAM 212 (epithelial) cells to basement membrane collagen

TL;DR: Measurements of the attachment of the PAM 212 line of mouse epithelial cells to various collagen substrates show that these cells adhere preferentially to type IV, basement membrane collagen, which suggests that lamin is produced and utilized by these epithelium cells to attach to basement membranes collagen.
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Purification of fibronectin from human plasma by affinity chromatography under non-denaturing conditions.

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- 01 Nov 1979 - 
TL;DR: It is proposed that the method would be useful in preparation of fibronectin for studies on its biological activities, where it is important that the protein is obtained in a native state.
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Fibronectin binds to Staphylococcus aureus.

TL;DR: The affinity of fibronectin to cell surfaces extends to the prokaryotic cell Staphylococcus aureus, and is reported on for the first time.
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Ultrastructural localization of fibronectin and laminin in the basement membranes of the murine kidney

TL;DR: Affinity-purified rabbit antibodies specific for two large noncollagenous gycoproteins--laminin and fibronectin--were used to study the distribution of these proteins in normal murine kidneys, with results suggesting that laminin is found uniformly distributed throughout tubular basement membranes, the mesangial matrix, and Bowman's capsule.
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