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sarcoglycan

sarcoglycan noun: any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.

Noun

sarcoglycan (plural sarcoglycans)

  1. Any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.

Forms of sarcoglycan

pluralsarcoglycans

Origin of sarcoglycan

From sarco- + glycan.

Words formed from sarcoglycan

Questions about sarcoglycan

What does sarcoglycan mean?
Sarcoglycan means any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.
What part of speech is sarcoglycan?
Sarcoglycan is a noun.
What is the plural of sarcoglycan?
The plural of sarcoglycan is sarcoglycans.

Words near sarcoglycan in the dictionary

  1. sarcodo
  2. sarcodous
  3. sarcoendoplasmatic
  4. sarcoendoplasmic
  5. sarcogenous
  6. sarcoglycan
  7. sarcoglycanopathies
  8. sarcoglycanopathy
  9. sarcoglycans
  10. sarcoid
  11. sarcoidal

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