Term Name: | sarcoglycan complex |
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Synonyms: | sarcoglycan-sarcospan complex |
Definition: | A protein complex formed of four sarcoglycans plus sarcospan; there are six known sarcoglycans: alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta-, epsilon- and zeta-sarcoglycan; all are N-glycosylated single-pass transmembrane proteins. The sarcoglycan-sarcospan complex is a subcomplex of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex, and is fixed to the dystrophin axis by a lateral association with the dystroglycan complex. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016012] QuickGO AmiGO |