Reactive species
Human;Mouse
Antibody type
Polyclonal Antibody
Protein name
Alpha-sarcoglycan
Immunogen
The antiserum was produced against synthesized peptide derived from human SGCA. AA range:161-210
Specificity
Sarcoglycan α Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of Sarcoglycan α protein.
Constitute
Liquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Source
Polyclonal, Rabbit,IgG
Dilution rate
WB 1:500-2000;IHC-p 1:50-300
Purification process
The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen.
Other name
SGCA; ADL; DAG2; Alpha-sarcoglycan; Alpha-SG; 50 kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein; 50DAG; Adhalin; Dystroglycan-2
Background
sarcoglycan alpha(SGCA) Homo sapiens This gene encodes a component of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC), which is critical to the stability of muscle fiber membranes and to the linking of the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix. Its expression is thought to be restricted to striated muscle. Mutations in this gene result in type 2D autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008],
Function
disease:Defects in SGCA are the cause of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D (LGMD2D) [MIM:608099]; also known as Duchenne-like muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive type 2 or severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy (SCARMD). LGMD2D is an autosomal recessive degenerative myopathy characterized by progressive muscle wasting from early childhood with loss of independent ambulation by teenage years. Muscle biopsy shows necrosis, decreased immunostaining for alpha sarcoglycan, and adhalin deficiency. The phenotype is less severe than LGMD2C.,function:Component of the sarcoglycan complex, a subcomplex of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex which forms a link between the F-actin cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix.,online information:SGCA mutations in LGMD2D,similarity:Belongs to the sarcoglycan alpha/epsilon family.,subunit:Interacts with the syntrophin SNTA1. Cross-
