SGCA

SGCA
Identifiers
Aliases	SGCA, 50-DAG, A2, ADL, DAG2, DMDA2, LGMD2D, SCARMD1, adhalin, 50DAG, sarcoglycan alpha, LGMDR3
External IDs	OMIM: 600119; MGI: 894698; HomoloGene: 9; GeneCards: SGCA; OMA:SGCA - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	50,175,928 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	94,867,153 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	muscle of thigh; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; apex of heart; ; right coronary artery; ; ascending aorta; ; popliteal artery; ; tibial arteries; ; Descending thoracic aorta; ; right auricle of heart; ; gastric mucosa;
	Top expressed in
	muscle of thigh; ; ankle; ; triceps brachii muscle; ; sternocleidomastoid muscle; ; extensor digitorum longus muscle; ; temporal muscle; ; vastus lateralis muscle; ; interventricular septum; ; digastric muscle; ; triceps surae;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	calcium ion binding; protein binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; integral component of membrane; membrane raft; dystroglycan complex; sarcolemma; plasma membrane; dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex; cytoskeleton; membrane; cell-cell junction; sarcoglycan complex;
Biological process	muscle organ development; muscle contraction; membrane organization; response to denervation involved in regulation of muscle adaptation; skeletal muscle tissue regeneration;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6442
	20391
	ENSG00000108823
	ENSMUSG00000001508
	Q16586
	P82350
	NM_000023; NM_001135697
	NM_009161
	NP_000014; NP_001129169
	NP_033187
	Wikidata
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Alpha-sarcoglycan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SGCA gene.