Table 1.

Nomenclature of currently identified laminins

Name	Composition	Tissue distribution	References
Laminin-1	α1,β1,γ1	Epithelium	Timpl et al. (1979)
Laminin-2	α2,β1,γ1	Muscle, nerve	Ehrig et al. (1990)
Laminin-3	α1,β2,γ1	Neuromuscular junction	Hunter et al. (1989)
Laminin-4	α2,β2,γ1	Ligaments	Engvall et al. (1990)
Laminin-5	α3,β3,γ2	Epithelium	Marinkovich et al. (1992b)
Laminin-6	α3,β1,γ1	Epithelium	Marinkovich et al. (1992a)
Laminin-7	α3,β2,γ2	Epithelium	Champliaud et al. (1996)
Laminin-8	α4,β1,γ1	Blood vessels	Gonzales et al. (2001)
Laminin-9	α4,β2,γ1	Neuromuscular junction	Sunderland et al. (2000)
Laminin-10	α5,β1,γ1	Epithelium, blood vessels	Li et al. (2003) and Miner et al. (1995)
Laminin-11	α5,β2,γ1	Epithelium	Champliaud et al. (1996)
Laminin-12	α5,β1,γ3	Epithelium, muscle	Koch et al. (1999)