Laminin

I learned something today.

Maybe you know about it; maybe you don't.

I learned about Laminin.

Laminin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(a highly technical, scientific description; but read it anyway!!)

Laminin is the major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit. Basically, laminin is a protein found in the "extracellular matrix", the sheets of protein that form the substrate of all internal organs also called the "basement membrane". It has four arms that can bind to four other molecules. The three shorter arms are particularly good at binding to other laminin molecules, which is what makes it so great at forming sheets. The long arm is capable of binding to cells, which helps anchor the actual organs to the membrane.
The laminin protein is made up of three separate parts, called the A, B1, and B2 chains. That gives it a total of six "ends", which accounts for a lot of its flexibility in connecting up various kinds of molecules. Because of this, scientists who create biomaterials are extremely interested in the whole family of laminins. They are a family of glycoproteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are secreted and incorporated into cell-associated extracellular matrices.
Laminin is vital to making sure overall body structures hold together. Improper production of laminin can cause muscles to form improperly, leading to a form of muscular dystrophy. It can also cause progeria.


Speaking in elementary terms, Laminin is the glue that holds us together.


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Colossians 1:15-17
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.For by him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth , visible and invisible,whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.He is before all things, And in him all things HOLD TOGETHER. "


Before the world knew anything about laminin, Paul the Apostle penned those words. And now we see that from a very LITERAL standpoint, we are held together...one cell to another....

by the cross.


Peace to your household....