The laminin B2 chain has a multidomain structure homologous to the B1 chain.

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Published in J Biol Chem on December 15, 1987

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M Sasaki1, Y Yamada

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1: Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Anomalies, National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

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