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<StructureSection load='5llk' size='340' side='right' caption='Human α-dystroglycan complex with ethylelene glycol (PDB code [[5llk]])' scene=''>
<StructureSection load='5llk' size='340' side='right' caption='Caption for this structure' scene=''>




== Function ==
== Function ==


Dystroglycan (DG) is a central component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex which plays a critical role in a variety of muscular dystrophies<ref>PMID:9175728</ref>.  α- and β-dystroglycan constitute a membrane-spanning complex that connects the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:16410545</ref>.  DG is a cell-surface laminin receptor which is expressed in cells contacting basement membrane in developing and adult tissue<ref>PMID:9865703</ref>.
'''Dystroglycan''' (DG) is a central component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex which plays a critical role in a variety of muscular dystrophies<ref>PMID:9175728</ref>.  α- and β-dystroglycan constitute a membrane-spanning complex that connects the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton<ref>PMID:16410545</ref>.  DG is a cell-surface laminin receptor which is expressed in cells contacting basement membrane in developing and adult tissue<ref>PMID:9865703</ref>.


== Disease ==
== Disease ==


Muscle-eye-brain disease patients exhibit deficiency in α-DG<ref>PMID:11883957</ref>.  There is a relationship between aberrant glycosylation of α-DG and congenital muscular dystrophies<ref>PMID:16550917</ref>.
Muscle-eye-brain disease patients exhibit deficiency in α-DG<ref>PMID:11883957</ref>.  There is a relationship between aberrant glycosylation of α-DG and congenital muscular dystrophies<ref>PMID:16550917</ref>.
== Relevance ==


== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==
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[[1u2c]] – mDG – mouse <br />
[[1u2c]] – mDG – mouse <br />
[[5n30]], [[4wiq]], [[5n4h]] – mDG N-terminal (mutant) <br />
[[5n30]], [[4wiq]], [[5n4h]] – mDG N-terminal (mutant) <br />
[[5llk]] – hDG – human <br />
[[5llk]] – hDG (mutant) – human <br />
[[1eg3]] – hDG WW domain <br />
[[1eg3]] – hDG WW domain <br />
[[1eg4]] – hDG WW domain + β-DG peptide<br />
[[1eg4]] – hDG WW domain + β-DG peptide<br />