SARCOGLYCAN

sarcoglycan: translation

(= adhalin)

Complex of a, b and g sarcoglycans. a -sarcoglycan (50DAG, A2, adhalin), b -sarcoglycan (43DAG; A3b) and g -sarcoglycan (35DAG; A4) are all transmembrane glycoproteins that associate with dystroglycan in the sarcolemma (approximate molecular weights are indicated by the old names). Defects in sarcoglycans have been shown to be associated with autosomally inherited muscular dystrophy.