Definition of "laminin" [laminin]

• Any of a class of glycoproteins found in the basement membranes of most animal tissue (noun)

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• "Likewise, patients with the more serious types of EB (dystrophic and junctional) have wounds that result from genetic factors, leading to a deficiency in collagen VII and an adhesive protein called laminin-5."
• "Journal of Cell Biology reveals that an extracellular matrix protein called laminin shapes both sides of the junction to ensure they fit together."
• "The prevalent strategy to stimulate growth of nerve cells involved a protein called laminin that acted as a backbone to a nerve cell stimulating chemical."