Dystroglycan Products

Description

Dystroglycan (also known as dystrophin-associated glycoprotein 1) is a member of the dystroglycan family that contains the WWW binding motif PPxY. This protein has alpha and beta subunits with approximate molecular weights of 156 kD and 43-50 kD, respectively. The dystroglycan beta subunit is an integral membrane protein, the alpha subunit is a ubiquitously expressed extracellular protein. Muscle and non-muscle isoforms differ by carbohydrate moieties (not protein sequence). Dystroglycan functions as an adhesion molecule responsible for interactions between extracellular matrix and the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton. Dsytroglycan binds to lamin in the matrix and dystrophin in the cytoskeleton; phosphorylation regulates the association of interacting proteins. Dystroglycan binds to utrophin when unphosphorylated; c-Src, Fyn, Csk, NCK, and SHC when phosphorylated. Dystroglycan interacts with dystrophin through the WW domain. The Poly6171 antibody recognizes human phosphorylated dystroglycan (Tyr893) and has been shown to be useful for Western blotting.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	1605 Human
Uniprot	NM_004393 Human Q14118 Human
Product By Gene ID	1605
Alternate Names	A3a AGRNR DAG156DAG dystroglycan 1 (dystrophin-associated glycoprotein 1) dystroglycan Dystrophin-associated glycoprotein 1

Diseases related to Dystroglycan

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Muscular Dystrophy
Dystrophy
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (disorder)
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-girdle
Tissue Adhesions
Myopathy
Walker-warburg Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Nervousness
Sarcoglycanopathies
Muscle Eye Brain Disease
Coronary Microvascular Disease
Cardiomyopathies
Weakness
Malignant Neoplasms
Muscular Dystrophy, Animal
Neuromuscular Diseases
Neoplasms
Hypertrophy
Eye Abnormalities

Pathways for Dystroglycan

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Glycosylation
Pathogenesis
Localization
Cell Adhesion
Regeneration
Germination
Basement Membrane Assembly
Membrane Assembly
Protein Glycosylation
Seed Germination
Cell Migration
Cell Differentiation
Muscle Hypertrophy
Aging
Epithelial Cell Development
Cell Development
Axon Guidance
Receptor Clustering
Brain Development
Proteolysis

Research Areas for Dystroglycan

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Breast Cancer
Cancer
Phospho-Specific

PTMs for Dystroglycan

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Glycosylation
Cleavage
Phosphorylation
Reduction
Biotinylation
Acetylation
Methylation

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