The object of the present invention is to provide the following: a method for preparing a
basement membrane which is
extracellular matrices having a function to control morphology, differentiation, proliferation,
motility, function expression and the like of cells; a method for constructing a specimen of a
basement membrane; a process for producing a reconstituted
artificial tissue; a
basement membrane specimen or an
artificial tissue which can be transplanted while maintaining the structure of a
basement membrane. A
basement membrane having a
barrier function is formed by culturing alveolar epithelial cells or vascular endothelial cells on a fibrous collagen matrix coated with a
polymer having a
sugar chain which can localize a
receptor having an activity to accumulate a
basement membrane component on the basal surface of the cells having an ability to form a basement membrane. A reconstructed
artificial tissue is obtained by seeding and culturing desired homogeneous or heterogeneous cells having an ability to form a basement membrane on the basement membrane specimen constructed by the following process: the cells having an ability to form a basement membrane adhered onto a support structure through a basement membrane are treated with a surface
active agent; the lipid component of cells is lysed; the mixture of an alkaline solution and a
protease inhibitor is used to lyse the
protein remained on the surface of the basement membrane of the cells. A
protein support structure is temporarily adhered to plastic surface through an adsorptive
polymer by hydrophobic bonding, such as an alternating
copolymer of
methyl vinyl ether and
maleic anhydride, which has a hydrophobic linear
carbon skeleton and a functional group which can react with
protein in a molecule and a basement membrane specimen or an artificial tissue is formed thereon, then the protein support structure supporting a basement membrane specimen or an artificial tissue is physically exfoliated from plastic surface when desired.