basement membrane assembly

I. Involved cell types

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No. of supported studies
Group 18 studies
Group 217 studies
Group 340 studies

II. Literature review

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Namebasement membrane assembly
IDGO_0070831
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Biological process

Description

The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a basement membrane, a part of the extracellular region that consists of a thin layer of dense material found in various animal tissues interposed between the cells and the adjacent connective tissue.

Comment

Note that this term has no relationship to 'membrane assembly ; GO:0071709' because the basement membrane is not a lipid bilayer.

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