SGCA

SGCA
Identifiers
AliasesSGCA, 50-DAG, A2, ADL, DAG2, DMDA2, LGMD2D, SCARMD1, adhalin, 50DAG, sarcoglycan alpha, LGMDR3
External IDsOMIM: 600119; MGI: 894698; HomoloGene: 9; GeneCards: SGCA; OMA:SGCA - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000023
NM_001135697

NM_009161

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000014
NP_001129169

NP_033187

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 50.16 – 50.18 MbChr 11: 94.85 – 94.87 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Alpha-sarcoglycan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SGCA gene.[5][6]

Function

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The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC) comprises a group of proteins that are critical to the stability of muscle fiber membranes and to the linking of the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. Components of the DGC include dystrophin (MIM 300377), which is deficient in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD; MIM 310200); syntrophins (e.g., MIM 600026); dystroglycans (MIM 128239); and sarcoglycans, such as adhalin, a 50-kD transmembrane protein (Roberds et al., 1993).[supplied by OMIM].[6]

Clinical significance

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Mutations in the SGCA gene are known to cause Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, autosomal recessive 3 (LGMDR3).[7] This condition causes progressive muscle wasting from early childhood leading to loss of independent mobility as a teenager.

Interactions

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SGCA has been shown to interact with Biglycan.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000108823Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000001508Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ McNally EM, Yoshida M, Mizuno Y, Ozawa E, Kunkel LM (Oct 1994). "Human adhalin is alternatively spliced and the gene is located on chromosome 17q21". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 91 (21): 9690–4. Bibcode:1994PNAS...91.9690M. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.21.9690. PMC 44882. PMID 7937874.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: SGCA sarcoglycan, alpha (50kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein)".
  7. ^ "UniProt". www.uniprot.org. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ^ Bowe MA, Mendis DB, Fallon JR (Feb 2000). "The small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan biglycan binds to alpha-dystroglycan and is upregulated in dystrophic muscle". The Journal of Cell Biology. 148 (4): 801–10. doi:10.1083/jcb.148.4.801. PMC 2169361. PMID 10684260.

Further reading

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