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Differential expression of laminin chains in the human major salivary gland

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Laminin represents a macromolecule family. The heterotrimeric isoforms of laminin can be determined by immunohistochemical demonstration of the single chains. The laminin chain heterogeneity of the basement membrane in adult human major salivary glands was evaluated in relation to cellular differentiation of the epithelia and the stromal compartment. Monoclonal antibodies to the laminin alpha1, alpha3 (BM165) chains and epiligrin reacted with the basement membranes of serous and mucous acini and of intercalated, striated and excretory ducts. As evidenced by a double-labelling technique, the alpha2 chain showed a spatial association with the myoepithelium of the acini, whereas the ductal basement membranes containing no myoepithelial cells were negative. Almost exclusively, beta1 chain was detected in acinar basement membrane, beta2 chain whereas in ductal basement membrane. gamma2 chain is a unique chain belonging to the laminin-5 isoform. It was restricted to the ductal basement membrane. alpha1, alpha2, beta1, beta2 and gamma1 chains were detected in nerves of salivary tissue and alpha1, alpha3, beta1, beta2 and gamma1 chains and epiligrin in blood vessels. Our results indicate that the acinar ductal unit contains basement membranes with different isoforms, which relate to cell differentiation and cell function. © 1998 Chapman & Hall

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    Silke Strassburger & Peter Hyckel

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    Alexander Berndt, Detlef Katenkamp & Hartwig Kosmehl

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Strassburger, S., Berndt, A., Hyckel, P. et al. Differential expression of laminin chains in the human major salivary gland. Histochem J 30, 81–88 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003226931910

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