Dystrophin-glycoprotein complex: molecular organization and critical roles in skeletal muscle.
Recent molecular and biochemical studies have disclosed the detailed molecular organization of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, which links the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. Defects in several components of this complex cause different types of muscular dystrophy. This glycoprotein complex is also involved in clustering and anchoring acetylcholine receptors at the postsynaptic membrane.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
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D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D049030:Dystroglycans; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000378:metabolism*; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000378:metabolism; D049031:Sarcoglycans
D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C483081:DAG1 protein, human; D016189:Dystrophin; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D049031:Sarcoglycans; D049030:Dystroglycans