I Love Laminin! :D

24Jun08

I wasn’t supposed to watch the clip, but I did anyway, haha.  So…

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.

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.

I love Laminin!  This is what it looks like:

Amazing.  Our body shouts the glory of God.  The very protein that holds all our body and all of its parts together is shaped like the cross of Jesus Christ. 

The mark of the God of all the heavens and earth is all over our body.  Think about it.

When life seems to be falling apart, let Him hold every part of your being.    Because He can, if He made our bodies work, what more our lives?

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:17

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