| Term: | skeletal muscle dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | skeletal muscle |
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| Definition: | Muscle, composed of long cylindrical, multinucleated cells that attaches to the skeleton via tendons. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005277] |
| Name: | dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex |
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| Synonyms: | DGC, dystrophin glycoprotein complex |
| Definition: | A multiprotein complex that forms a strong mechanical link between the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix; typical of, but not confined to, muscle cells. The complex is composed of transmembrane, cytoplasmic, and extracellular proteins, including dystrophin, sarcoglycans, dystroglycan, dystrobrevins, syntrophins, sarcospan, caveolin-3, and NO synthase. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0016010] QuickGO AmiGO |