... matrices are assembled, the role of matrix receptors in this process and how laminin-associated proteins modulate matrix deposition. We speculate on the role of signaling pathways that are involved in laminin-matrix deposition and on how laminin patterns might play an important role in specifying cell...

... The Company of Biologists Limited 2005 2005 Matrix adhesion Matrix receptors Stretching In intact tissue, many types of epithelial cells are routinely subject to mechanical forces ( Ingber, 2003 ; Wang et al., 1993 ). For example, urothelial cells covering the inner surface of the bladder...