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sarcoglycan gamma

A SGCG gene provides instructions for making the gamma component (subunit) of a group of proteins called the sarcoglycan protein complex. The sarcoglycan protein complex is located in the membrane surrounding muscle cells. It helps maintain the structure of muscle tissue by attaching (binding) to and stabilizing the dystrophin complex, which is made up of proteins called dystrophins and dystroglycans. The large dystrophin complex strengthens muscle fibers and protects them from injury as muscles tense (contract) and relax. It acts as an anchor, connecting each muscle cell's structural framework (cytoskeleton) with the lattice of proteins and other molecules outside the cell (extracellular matrix).

Normal function

A SGCG gene provides instructions for making the gamma component (subunit) of a group of proteins called the sarcoglycan protein complex. The sarcoglycan protein complex is located in the membrane surrounding muscle cells. It helps maintain the structure of muscle tissue by attaching (binding) to and stabilizing the dystrophin complex, which is made up of proteins called dystrophins and dystroglycans. The large dystrophin complex strengthens muscle fibers and protects them from injury as muscles tense (contract) and relax. It acts as an anchor, connecting each muscle cell's structural framework (cytoskeleton) with the lattice of proteins and other molecules outside the cell (extracellular matrix).

Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome

Other names

35 kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein

35DAG

35kD dystrophin-associated glycoprotein

A4

DAGA4

DMDA

DMDA1

gamma sarcoglycan

gamma-sarcoglycan

gamma-SG

LGMD2C

MAM

MGC130048

sarcoglycan, gamma (35kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein)

SCARMD2

SCG3

SG-gamma

SGCG_HUMAN

TYPE

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