SGCG, Official Symbol SGCGprovided by HGNC Official Full Name sarcoglycan gammaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10809 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000102683 MIM:608896; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10809 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as A4; MAM; DMDA; SCG3; 35DAG; DAGA4; DMDA1; LGMD2C; LGMDR5; SCARMD2; gamma-SG Summary This gene encodes gamma-sarcoglycan, one of several sarcolemmal transmembrane glycoproteins that interact with dystrophin. The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (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. Defects in the encoded protein can lead to early onset autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy, in particular limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2C (LGMD2C). [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008] Expression Biased expression in heart (RPKM 31.0), fat (RPKM 8.6) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all