Gene Symbol | SSPN |
Entrez Gene ID | 8082 |
Full Name | sarcospan |
Synonyms | DAGA5,KRAG,NSPN,SPN1,SPN2 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(Human) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a member of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC). The DGC spans the sarcolemma and is comprised of dystrophin, syntrophin, alpha- and beta-dystroglycans and sarcoglycans. The DGC provides a structural link between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix of muscle cells. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]. |
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