GO_term: GO:0016011
GO:0016011 | Definition | Includes alpha- and beta-dystroglycan; alternative products of the same gene; the laminin-binding component of the dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex, providing a link between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton (in muscle cells) and the extracellular matrix. alpha-dystroglycan is an extracellular protein binding to alpha-laminin and to beta-dystroglycan; beta-dystroglycan is a transmembrane protein which binds alpha-dystroglycan and dystrophin. | ||
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Term | dystroglycan complex | |||
Type | Cellular_component | |||
Child | Component | GO:0005607 | ||
GO:0016012 | ||||
Parent (2) | ||||
Attributes_of | Index | Ancestor (40) | ||
Descendent | GO:0005607 | |||
GO:0016011 | ||||
GO:0016012 |