Basement Membrane
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Workshop draws basement membrane experts from across globe
A workshop on the basement membrane hosted earlier this month by Vanderbilt University Medical Center attracted 75 top scientists from around the world and broke new ground in understanding molecules that make up this key biological structure. Read MoreJul 27, 2017
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Building the basement membrane
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered steps in the regulation of a key enzyme that builds the basement membrane, a structure that undergirds nearly all animal tissues. Read MoreNov 21, 2016
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Chloride “switch” turns on membrane formation: study
Chloride plays a key role in the formation of the basement membrane, a suprastructure on the outside of cells that undergirds and guides the function of most of the tissues of the body. Read MoreMay 23, 2016
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Vanderbilt researchers hit ‘home run’
Vanderbilt University professor Billy Hudson, Ph.D., and his lab have achieved a scientific “bleacher burner” -- their paper is published, discussed in an editorial and featured on the cover of this month’s Nature Chemical Biology, a high profile journal. Read MoreSep 12, 2012