Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6442
Gene name Sarcoglycan alpha
Gene symbol SGCA
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
50DAGADLDAG2DMDA2LGMD2DLGMDR3SCARMD1adhalin
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.33
Summary 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 t
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs35972733 G>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign Synonymous variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs137852623 C>G,T Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs138019537 C>T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs139454982 G>A,C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, intron variant, synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant
rs143570936 G>A Pathogenic, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, intron variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0005509 Function Calcium ion binding IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 21516116, 25416956, 25910212, 26871637, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005789 Component Endoplasmic reticulum membrane TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600119 10805 ENSG00000108823
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16586
Protein name Alpha-sarcoglycan (Alpha-SG) (50 kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) (50DAG) (Adhalin) (Dystroglycan-2)
Protein 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.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF05510 Sarcoglycan_2 7 382 Sarcoglycan alpha/epsilon Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Most strongly expressed in skeletal muscle. Also expressed in cardiac muscle and, at much lower levels, in lung. In the fetus, most abundant in cardiac muscle and, at lower levels, in lung. Also detected in liver and kidney. Not expres
Sequence
Sequence length 387
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Cytoskeleton in muscle cells
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Viral myocarditis
 
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Abnormality of the musculature Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2144493345, rs2144494074, rs2144495228, rs28933693, rs387907298 RCV001814459
RCV001814397
RCV001814458
RCV001813971
RCV001836716
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2509113878, rs143570936, rs757888349, rs890921874, rs760608643, rs758647756, rs1373671710, rs2509117903, rs137852621, rs28933693, rs137852623, rs886041387, rs138945081, rs780264754, rs757481230
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RCV002281872
RCV002271422
RCV003330528
RCV005433332
RCV004998385
RCV004998420
RCV003123566
RCV003155829
RCV002307361
RCV003987316
RCV001194149
RCV003114441
RCV004701375
RCV006445648
RCV003317182
RCV005000097
RCV004998112
RCV005000367
RCV005000368
RCV004689979
RCV004998780
RCV004998203
RCV004998204
Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2144494148, rs2144498403, rs111386656, rs2144502043, rs2144493135, rs1905070544, rs780264754, rs2144495228, rs2144493097, rs2144501172, rs76542495, rs2144498121, rs2144496721, rs2144498569, rs2144500924
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RCV001360645
RCV001360119
RCV001377955
RCV001377786
RCV001380121
RCV001386680
RCV001380152
RCV005409822
RCV001582428
RCV001784968
RCV001989364
RCV002013697
RCV002019216
RCV001985841
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RCV001930566
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RCV000410516
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RCV000410962
RCV000411428
RCV000536997
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RCV000030783
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RCV002530966
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RCV000706234
RCV000695383
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RCV003472264
RCV003621568
RCV001381638
RCV000786065
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RCV000855431
RCV001046661
RCV001067642
RCV001063795
RCV001038073
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RCV001057349
RCV001062845
RCV001050871
RCV001221207
RCV001255990
RCV000169164
RCV001854369
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy Pathogenic rs28933693 RCV005624683
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs759284746 RCV000852721
Cardiomyopathy Benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs35495899, rs35130237 RCV000852724
RCV000852723
Dystrophin deficiency Benign rs1801191, rs149296410 RCV001272917
RCV001271889
Elevated circulating creatine kinase concentration Likely benign rs755825098 RCV003228091
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Bundle Branch Block Associate 33567613
Cardiomyopathies Associate 10662809
Cardiomyopathy Dilated Associate 9505924
Cardiomyopathy Right Ventricular Dilated Associate 33567613
Charcot Marie Tooth disease Type 2F Associate 24565866
Developmental Disabilities Associate 37628638
Glycogen Storage Disease Type II Associate 31931849
Heart Diseases Associate 10662809
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy autosomal recessive Associate 11303236
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B Associate 26916285, 37628638