sarcoglycan

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Noun

1. Any of a family of [[transmembrane]] [[protein]]s involved in the protein [[complex]] responsible for connecting the [[muscle]] [[fibre]] [[cytoskeleton]] to the [[extracellular]] [[matrix]], preventing damage to the muscle fibre [[sarcolemma]] through [[shear]]ing forces.

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