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Alpha-sarcoglycan is recycled from the plasma membrane in the absence of sarcoglycan complex assembly.
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1 Jul 2006
Draviam Romesh A, Wang Bing, Shand Stuart H, Xiao Xiao, Watkins Simon C
Abstract excerpt
The sarcoglycan complex consists of four subunits in skeletal muscle (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta-SG). Mutations in alpha-sarcoglycan (alpha-SG) result in the most common form of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. However, the function of alpha-SG remains unknown. In this report we attempt to clarify its function by delineating the trafficking pathway of alpha-SG in live cells. We present evidence, utilizing total...
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