Protein Domain : Sarcoglycan alpha/epsilon IPR008908

Type	Family
Description	This entry contains alpha and epsilon sarcoglycans.The sarcoglycan family proteins are single pass transmembrane proteins that are part of the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex (DGC), a multiprotein complex that links the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix in cardiac and skeletal muscle [ ]. The DGC can be classified biochemically into three subcomplexes: the cytoplasmic subcomplex (contains dystrophin, the dystrobrevins and the syntrophins), the dystroglycan subcomplex and the sarcoglycan subcomplex. The function of the sarcoglycan subcomplex is not clear. However, mutations in alpha-, beta-, gamma- and delta-sarcoglycan cause different forms of autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) demonstrating its importance for normal muscle function [].
Short Name	Sarcoglycan_alpha/epsilon